Wheeler Wadsworth
Birth and Death Data: Born March 27, 1890 (Chicago), Died June 5, 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, composer, leader, songwriter
Notes: Name also appears in Victor ledgers as F. Wadsworth.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-22314 | 10-in. | 9/20/1918 | Just blue | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | B-22315 | 10-in. | 9/20/1918 | Frivolity | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-22335 | 10-in. | 12/3/1918 | Sweet 'n' pretty | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-22336 | 10-in. | 12/3/1918 | Ringtail blues | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-22358 | 10-in. | 1/4/1919 | I'll say she does | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-22359 | 10-in. | 1/4/1919 | You're some pretty doll | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-22973 | 10-in. | 7/24/1919 | Ev'rybody shimmies now | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-22974 | 10-in. | 7/24/1919 | My Cairo love | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23203 | 10-in. | 8/12/1919 | Jerry | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23204 | 10-in. | 8/12/1919 | The alcoholic blues | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23257 | 10-in. | 9/16/1919 | Cuban serenade | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | B-23258 | 10-in. | 9/16/1919 | Lucille | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | B-23280 | 10-in. | 9/30/1919 | Keep movin' | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23281 | 10-in. | 9/30/1919 | Rajah | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23307 | 10-in. | 10/22/1919 | I want a daddy who will rock me to sleep | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23308 | 10-in. | 10/22/1919 | All the Quakers are shoulder shakers | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23326 | 10-in. | 11/5/1919 | Fluffy ruffles | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23357 | 10-in. | 11/25/1919 | You'd be surprised | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23358 | 10-in. | 11/25/1919 | Poor little Butterfly is a fly gal now | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23632 | 10-in. | 1/14/1920 | Venetian moon | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23633 | 10-in. | 1/14/1920 | Hy'n dri | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23645 | 10-in. | 1/26/1920 | Swanee | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23646 | 10-in. | 1/26/1920 | All star | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23699 | 10-in. | 2/24/1920 | You ain't heard nothing yet | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23800 | 10-in. | 2/24/1920 | Rose of Washington Square | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23814 | 10-in. | 3/1/1920 | The crocodile | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-23815 | 10-in. | 3/1/1920 | Lone star | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | C-23881 | 12-in. | 4/6/1920 | Oh! By jingo! | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | C-23882 | 12-in. | 4/6/1920 | I gave her that | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24056 | 10-in. | 5/14/1920 | But she's just a little bit crazy about her husband, that's all | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24059 | 10-in. | 5/14/1920 | Old Man Jazz | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24295 | 10-in. | 9/28/1920 | Camp meetin' blues | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24516 | 10-in. | 10/5/1920 | 12th Street rag | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24517 | 10-in. | 10/5/1920 | Dotty Dimples | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24633 | 10-in. | 10/19/1920 | Dolly (I love you) | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with oboe, bassoon, and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24809 | 10-in. | 12/30/1920 | Broadway Rose | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24819 | 10-in. | 1/25/1921 | Why don't you? | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | C-24819 | 12-in. | 3/2/1921 | Why don't you? | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24820 | 10-in. | 1/25/1921 | Rose | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24880 | 10-in. | 2/23/1921 | Answer | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24883 | 10-in. | 2/23/1921 | Mazie | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24884 | 10-in. | 2/23/1921 | Sonny | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-24885 | 10-in. | 2/23/1921 | Round the town | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | C-24894 | 12-in. | 3/2/1921 | Siren of a southern sea | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25009 | 10-in. | 3/17/1921 | Teach me | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | C-25010 | 12-in. | 3/17/1921 | Moonbeams | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25022 | 10-in. | 3/23/1921 | Step lively | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Victor | B-25070 | 10-in. | 5/3/1921 | Just keep a thought for me | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25071 | 10-in. | 5/3/1921 | I like it | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25414 | 10-in. | 5/26/1921 | I'm nobody's baby | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25415 | 10-in. | 5/26/1921 | Listening | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25433 | 10-in. | 6/9/1921 | Vamping Rose | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25434 | 10-in. | 6/9/1921 | Tea-cup girl | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25453 | 10-in. | 7/6/1921 | Ilo | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25454 | 10-in. | 7/6/1921 | Mimi | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25477 | 10-in. | 8/31/1921 | I ain't nobody's darling | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25478 | 10-in. | 8/31/1921 | Rosy cheeks | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25617 | 10-in. | 9/22/1921 | Birds of a feather | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25618 | 10-in. | 9/22/1921 | My sweet gal | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25661 | 10-in. | 10/20/1921 | I'm laughing all the time | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25662 | 10-in. | 10/20/1921 | Leave me with a smile | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25691 | 10-in. | 11/3/1921 | Hand-painted doll | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25882 | 10-in. | 12/20/1921 | Somewhere in Naples | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-25883 | 10-in. | 12/20/1921 | Lonesome land | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26053 | 10-in. | 1/26/1922 | Hortense | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26054 | 10-in. | 1/26/1922 | Never mind | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26279 | 10-in. | 3/29/1922 | No use crying (If your sweetheart goes away) | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26280 | 10-in. | 3/29/1922 | I'm happy | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26604 | 10-in. | 6/2/1922 | Soothing | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26605 | 10-in. | 6/2/1922 | Just because you're you (That's why I love you) | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26686 | 10-in. | 7/12/1922 | The French trot | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | B-26687 | 10-in. | 7/12/1922 | After a while | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | [Trial 1918-05-17-01] | Not documented | 5/17/1918 | Memphis blues | Mr. L. Fiuks ; Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone and piano duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| 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 | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Columbia | 78006 | 10-in. | 8/19/1918 | Moonlight | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 78007 | 10-in. | 8/19/1918 | Poppies | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 78052 | 10-in. | 9/18/1918 | Frivolity | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 78053 | 10-in. | 9/18/1918 | Just blue | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 78204 | 10-in. | 12/14/1918 | The radiance in your eyes | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 78205 | 10-in. | 12/14/1918 | Sing me love's lullaby | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 78374 | 10-in. | 3/29/1919 | Lucille | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79216 | 10-in. | 6/2/1920 | Bow-wow | Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 79447 | 10-in. | 10/5/1920 | Dolly I love you | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79871 | 10-in. | 5/28/1921 | Oh me! Oh my! | Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 336 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1918 | Frivolity | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | 359 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1918 | Smiles | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | 360 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1918 | The Missouri waltz | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | 457 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1918 | Sensation | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | 458 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1918 | The St. Louis blues | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-788 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1919 | Marilynn | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | songwriter, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-789 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1919 | My baby's arms | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7043 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1919 | Where the lanterns glow | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7201 | Not documented | Feb. 1920 | [Unknown title(s)] | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7202 | 10-in. | Feb. 1920 | Don't you remember those school days | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7255 | 10-in. | Feb. 1920 | Lone star | Palace Trio ; Rudy Wiedoeft | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7302 | Not documented | Feb. 1920 | [Unknown title(s)] | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7303 | 10-in. | Feb. 1920 | Wond'ring | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7492 | 10-in. | July 1920 | In the land of rice and tea | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7493 | 10-in. | July 1920 | Bow-wow (Puppy love) | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| OKeh | S-7663 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Dolly, I love you | Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7681 | Not documented | Nov. 1920 | [Unknown title(s)] | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | S-7682 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Rosie (Make it rosy for me) | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1100-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | Just blue | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1268-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Tell me | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 4109-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1920 | Whose baby are you? | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 4123-b] | 10-in. | 4/15/1920 | Hullo, home | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5236-b] | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | Just blue | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5236-a] | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | Oriental | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with piano | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 2846 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1919 | My Cairo love | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 2849 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1919 | The vamp | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 2872 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1919 | Lucille | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 3275 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1919 | Bow wow | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4369 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Dolly | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4371 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | All Star Trio | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 3755-3756 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Who wants a baby | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 3757-3758 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Le wanna | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 3759-3760 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Rose of the Orient | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 3761-3762 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | The love nest | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 3978-3980 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Lone star | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 3981-3983 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Tell me, little Gypsy | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Brunswick | 4471-4472 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Dolly | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Brunswick | 4473-4474 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | Anytime, anyday, anywhere | All Star Trio | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6354 | 10-in. | between 9/6/1918 and 9/18/1918 | Just blue | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Edison | 6398 | 10-in. | 10/7/1918 | Sand dunes | All Star Trio | Saxophone, piano, and xylophone | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6399 | 10-in. | 10/7/1918 | Arabian nights | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6544 | 10-in. | 1/3/1919 | Sensation jazz | All Star Trio | Saxophone, piano, and xylophone | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6545 | 10-in. | 1/3/1919 | The St. Louis blues | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6892 | 10-in. | 7/31/1919 | Western land | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6893 | 10-in. | 7/31/1919 | Shimmee town | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6937 | 10-in. | 9/18/1919 | Wait until the roses bloom | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6938 | 10-in. | 9/19/1919 | Fancy little Nancy | Wheeler Wadsworth | Saxophone solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 6985 | 10-in. | 10/17/1919 | Lucille | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Edison | 7253 | 10-in. | 3/31/1920 | Bow-wow | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
| Edison | 7254 | 10-in. | 3/31/1920 | My Sahara Rose medley | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Edison | 11295 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | I'm on my way home | F. Wheeler Wadsworth Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Edison | 11296 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | Roses for remembrance | F. Wheeler Wadsworth Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wadsworth, Wheeler," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117073.
Wadsworth, Wheeler. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117073.
"Wadsworth, Wheeler." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: Wheeler Wadsworth
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wadsworth, Wheeler - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2006024493
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