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 Detroit (city in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States), Died February 18, 1940 (Flushing (neighborhood in Queens, New York City, United States) )

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 1-25 of 207 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-23473	10-in.	11/14/1919	Karavan	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23696	10-in.	2/24/1920	Karavan	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-23807	10-in.	2/26/1920	Afghanistan	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23808	10-in.	2/26/1920	I'll see you in C-U-B-A	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace 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-23885	12-in.	4/6/1920	Nobody but you	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23886	10-in.	4/6/1920	Just listen to my heart beat	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23969	10-in.	4/27/1920	Saxophobia	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Victor	BVE-23969	10-in.	12/20/1927	Saxophobia	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Victor	B-23970	10-in.	4/27/1920	Valse Erica	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Victor	BVE-23970	10-in.	12/20/1927	Valse Erica	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Victor	B-24051	10-in.	5/11/1920	In sweet September	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-24052	10-in.	5/11/1920	Hold me	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	C-24231	12-in.	8/3/1920	Cuban moon	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	C-24232	12-in.	8/3/1920	Ziegfeld follies of 1920	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-24492	10-in.	9/23/1920	Somebody	Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-24634	10-in.	10/19/1920	Feather your nest	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Male vocal duet, with saxophone and orchestra (takes 4-7); with cello and orchestra (takes 1-3)	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-25165	10-in.	4/15/1921	Na-Jo	Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27737	10-in.	4/5/1923	Little pal of long ago	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-28567	10-in.	9/18/1923	Souvenir	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone, arranger
Victor	B-28568	10-in.	9/18/1923	Saxarella	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	instrumentalist, saxophone, composer
Victor	B-28803	10-in.	10/29/1923	Sweet pal	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with saxophone and orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-28818	10-in.	10/31/1923	Every night I cry myself to sleep over you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano, saxophone, and orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-29532	10-in.	2/20/1924	Wonderful one	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with saxophone and piano	instrumentalist, saxophone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiedoeft, Rudy," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.

Wiedoeft, Rudy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.

"Wiedoeft, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.