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 126-150 of 207 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | 2925-2926 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1919 | Saxophobia | Rudy Wiedoeft | Saxophone solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
Brunswick | 3978-3980 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Lone star | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
Brunswick | 3981-3983 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Tell me, little Gypsy | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 4322-4323 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Erica | Rudy Wiedoeft | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
Brunswick | 4594-4596 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Hop, skip and jump | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 4597-4598 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Old pal, why don't you answer me? | Ernest Hare ; Rudy Wiedoeft | Male vocal solo, with orchestra and saxophone solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 4834-4835 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1920 | Love bird | Ernest Hare ; Wiedoeft's Saxophone Trio | Male vocal solo, with saxophone trio | leader, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 5190-5191 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Saxophone fantasie | Rudy Wiedoeft | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 5192-5193 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Velma | Rudy Wiedoeft | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 6338-6341 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Say it with music | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 6342-6344 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | South Sea isles | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 6606-6608 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1921 | When Buddha smiles | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 6609-6611 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1921 | Somewhere in Naples | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 6869-6871 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1921 | Velma | Rudy Wiedoeft | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 6899-6901 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1921 | The sheik | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 6902-6904 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1921 | Broken toy | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7176-7178 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | Song of India | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7179-7181 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | Gray morn | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7326-7327 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1922 | Lonesome hours | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 7330-7332 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1922 | Old fashioned girl | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8170-8172 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Where the Volga flows | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 8173-8175 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Suez | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Brunswick | 9950-9951 | 10-in. | 2/20/1923 | Peggy, dear | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 10036-10038 | 10-in. | 3/2/1923 | One little smile (Before we say farewell) | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Brunswick | 10086-10089 | 10-in. | 3/9/1923 | Mellow moon | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiedoeft, Rudy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.
Wiedoeft, Rudy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.
"Wiedoeft, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 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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