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 (Results 201-207 of 207 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 12010 | 10-in. | 7/21/1926 | Amoureuse valse | American Concert Orchestra ; Peerless Orchestra ; Rudy Wiedoeft | LP compilation : Instrumental | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Edison | 12034 | 12-in. | Apr. 1927 | Italian fantasia | John F. Burckhardt ; Pietro Frosini ; Imperial Marimba Band ; United States Marine Band ; Fred Van Eps ; Rudy Wiedoeft | LP compilation : Instrumental | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Edison | 12040 | 12-in. | May 1927 | A ragtime episode | John F. Burckhardt ; Pietro Frosini ; Imperial Marimba Band ; United States Marine Band ; Fred Van Eps ; Rudy Wiedoeft | LP compilation : Instrumental | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Edison | N-546 | 10-in. | 11/3/1928 | Vision d'amour | Joseph A. Cerina ; Herman Hertz | Saxophone solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | N-547 | 10-in. | 11/3/1928 | Valse Marilyn | Joseph A. Cerina ; Herman Hertz | Saxophone solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | EXP-52 | 10-in. | 5/1/1926 | Experimental disc recording-52 (450 tpi) | John F. Burckhardt ; Joe Roberts ; Rudy Wiedoeft | Experimental dubbing | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1261 | 10-in. | 10/12/1928 | Valse vanite | Jean Deveydt | Accordion solo | 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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