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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 207 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E22080-E22082	10-in.	3/23/1927	In the Orient	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Edison	5552	10-in.	5/10/1917	Canary Cottage	Frisco "Jass" Band	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	5632	10-in.	6/19/1917	Valse "Erica"	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Edison	5723	10-in.	8/2/1917	Umbrellas to mend	Frisco "Jass" Band	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	5744	10-in.	8/24/1917	Saxophone sobs	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	5782	10-in.	9/13/1917	Valse Llewellyn	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	6605	10-in.	2/4/1919	Saxophobia	Master Saxophone Sextet	Saxophone sextet	composer
Edison	6692	10-in.	3/27/1919	Saxophobia	Yerkes Saxophone Sextette	Instrumental sextet	composer
Edison	7091	10-in.	1/7/1920	Karavan	Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7161	10-in.	2/13/1920	Saxema	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	7253	10-in.	3/31/1920	Bow-wow	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	7254	10-in.	3/31/1920	My Sahara Rose medley	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	7330	10-in.	4/29/1920	Jean	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Jazz/dance trio	leader
Edison	7331	10-in.	4/29/1920	Missy	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Jazz/dance trio	leader
Edison	7376	10-in.	6/1/1920	Velma	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	7392	10-in.	6/8/1920	Saxophone fantasie	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	7725	10-in.	1/7/1921	Na-jo	Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8283	10-in.	11/4/1921	Georgia Rose	Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	8284	10-in.	11/4/1921	It's you	Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	8495	10-in.	6/16/1922	Rose of Bombay	Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	9455	10-in.	4/8/1924	Valse vanite	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Edison	9456	10-in.	4/8/1924	Saxarella	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	9470	10-in.	4/17/1924	Danse hongroise	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone
Edison	18851	10-in.	11/3/1928	Vision d'amour	Joseph A. Cerina ; Herman Hertz	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer
Edison	18852	10-in.	11/3/1928	Valse Marilyn	Joseph A. Cerina ; Herman Hertz	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer

(Results 176-200 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.