Rudy Wiedoeft

Rudy Wiedoeft

Rudolph Cornelius Wiedoeft (January 3, 1893 – February 18, 1940) was an American saxophonist whose compositions and solos on recordings helped popularize the instrument.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 3, 1893 (Detroit), Died February 18, 1940 (Flushing)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, composer, leader, arranger, tenor saxophone

Notes: Wiedoeft played C melody saxophone, primarily, but not at all times. Victor ledgers, 4/27/1920, gives his address as 145 W. 45th Street, New York.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 207 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Trial 1920-02-17-03]	Not documented	2/17/1920	The crocodile	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-02-17-04]	Not documented	2/17/1920	Lone star	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-07-01]	Not documented	4/7/1920	Vals Erica	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-07-02]	Not documented	4/7/1920	Saxophobia	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-07-03]	Not documented	4/7/1920	Waltz Llewellyn	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-10-02]	Not documented	4/10/1920	Saxophone blues	Danceland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-12-02]	Not documented	4/12/1920	Saxophone blues	Al Bernard ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Male vocal and saxophone duet, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-12-03]	Not documented	4/12/1920	Swanee	Al Bernard ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Male vocal and saxophone duet, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	[Trial 1920-04-12-04]	Not documented	4/12/1920	Oh Joe (please don't go)	Al Bernard ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Male vocal and saxophone duet, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Columbia	78230	10-in.	12/24/1918	Saxophobia	Master Saxophone Sextet	Saxophone sextet	composer, leader
Columbia	78231	10-in.	12/24/1918	I'm crazy 'bout my daddy in a uniform	Master Saxophone Sextet	Saxophone sextet	leader
Columbia	78368	10-in.	3/24/1919	Chong (He come from Hong Kong)	Columbia Saxophone Sextette [i.e., Master Saxophone Sextet]	Saxophone sextet	leader
Columbia	78369	10-in.	3/24/1919	Waiting	Columbia Saxophone Sextette [i.e., Master Saxophone Sextet] ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone sextet	leader
Columbia	78509	10-in.	6/19/1919	Karavan	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	78934	10-in.	1/16/1920	Karavan	Guido Deiro	Piano accordion solo	composer
Columbia	79109	10-in.	4/8/1920	Jean	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	leader
Columbia	79110	10-in.	4/8/1920	Oh! By jingo	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	leader
Columbia	79350	10-in.	7/19/1920	Somebody	Prince's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79657	10-in.	1/26/1921	Na-jo	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81531	10-in.	2/7/1924	Souvenir	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Columbia	81532	10-in.	2/7/1924	Saxema	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Columbia	81536	10-in.	2/8/1924	The same old way	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Columbia	81537	10-in.	2/8/1924	I love you	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
OKeh	S-7060	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1919	Karavan	Green Brothers' Xylophone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-7255	10-in.	Feb. 1920	Lone star	Palace Trio ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone, leader, composer

(Results 51-75 of 207 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiedoeft, Rudy," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.

Wiedoeft, Rudy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.

"Wiedoeft, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.