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 | Audio |
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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 |
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.
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LCNAR: Wiedoeft, Rudy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82139100
Wikidata: Rudy Wiedoeft - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q358941
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8739219
MusicBrainz: Rudy Wiedoeft - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8d163003-0963-4471-9673-e236050cc763
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