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.

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 207 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	2925-2926	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1919	Saxophobia	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
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	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
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