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 201-207 of 207 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 201-207 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.