note: missing Emerson 10249 Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Trio "Liver and Bacon"
The following three titles are listed in Rust as including Wiedoeft, but definitely do not sound like him!
note: missing OKeh 4276 REGA DANCE ORCHESTRA (featuring RW) "Some Little Bird"
RUDY WIEDOEFT Volume Two: The Columbia Solos
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
February 7, 1924
1 Souvenir (Franz Drdla) 84-D mx 81531-1 with Frank Banta, piano
2 Saxema (Wiedoeft) 84-D mx 81532-3 with Frank Banta, piano
July 1926
3 Llewellyn Waltz (Wiedoeft) Col(E)4076 mx WA 3604-1 with Oscar Levant, piano
4 Sax-O-Phun (Wiedoeft) Col(E)4037 mx WA 3605-1 with Oscar Levant, piano
5 Serenade "Les Millions d'Arlequin" (Drigo) Col(E)4508 mx WA 3606-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
6 La Cinquantaine (Gabriel-Marie) Col(E)4037 mx WA 3617-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
7 Valse Mazanetta (Wiedoeft) Col(E)4839 mx WA 3618-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
8 Minuet in G (Beethoven) Col(E)4839 mx WA 3619-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
9 Serenade Badine (Gabriel-Marie) Col(E)5063 mx WA 3644-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
10 Melody (Dawes) Col(E)4508 mx WA 3645-1 with Oscar Levant, piano
11 Melodie (Tschaikowsky) Col(E)5063 mx WA 3646-1 with Oscar Levant, piano
12 Souvenir (Franz Drdla) Col(E)4076 mx WA 3651-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
13 La Paloma (Yradier) Col(E)4363 mx WA 3652-2 with Oscar Levant, piano
14 Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Wiedoeft) Col(E)4363 mx WA 3653-1 with Oscar Levant, piano
September 1926
15 Adorable Col(E)4083 with Percival Mackey's Band
16 Gloria (Ring-Hager) Col(E)4083 with Percival Mackey's Band
17 Sax Serene (Wiedoeft) Col(E)4237 mx WA 3853-2 with Percival Mackey's Band
18 The Sweetest Kiss of All (Wiedoeft) Col(E)4237 mx WA 3868-? with Percival Mackey's Band
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RUDY WIEDOEFT Volume Three: The Edison Solos
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
June 19, 1917
1 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) 50462-L mx 5632-C with Orchestra
August 24, 1917
2 Saxophone Sobs (Ernie Erdman) 50454 mx 5744-C with Orchestra
September 13, 1917
3 Valse Llewellyn (Wiedoeft) 80398 mx 5782-B with Orchestra
March 28, 1919
4 Rainy Day Blues (Frank Wassauer) 50632-L mx 6691-B YERKES SAXOPHONE SEXTETTE
5 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) 50553-L mx 6692-B YERKES SAXOPHONE SEXTETTE
February 13, 1920
6 Saxema (Wiedoeft) 50862-R mx 7161-B with Orchestra
March 31, 1920
7 Bow-Wow (Wheeler Wadsworth) 50696-L mx 7253-C THE WIEDOEFT-WADSWORTH QUARTET
8 My Sahara Rose (Clarke-Donaldson) 50685 mx 7254-? THE WIEDOEFT-WADSWORTH QUARTET
Both above titles with F. Wheeler Wadsworth, alto sax; J. Russel Robinson and Harry Akst, pianos
June 1, 1920
9 Velma-Capriccio (Leon Rosebrook) 80578-L mx 7376-A with Orchestra
June 8, 1920
10 Saxophone Fantasie (Leon Rosebrook) 80589-L mx 7392-A with Orchestra
April 8, 1924
11 Valse Vanite (Wiedoeft) 51339-R mx 9455-C with Orchestra
12 Saxarella (Wiedoeft) 51339-L mx 9456-A with Orchestra
April 17, 1924
13 Danse Hongroise (Ring-Hager) 10005 with Frank Banta, piano
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RUDY WIEDOEFT Volume Four: The Emerson Solos
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
c. June 1919
1 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) 1043 mx 4289-1 with Orchestra
2 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) 1043 mx 4289-2 with Orchestra
3 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) 1043 mx 4290-1 with Orchestra
4 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) 1043 mx 4290-2 with Orchestra
5 Llewellyn Waltz (Wiedoeft) 1050 mx 4306-3 with Orchestra
c. September 1919
6 My Desert Love (Nathan-John Cooper) 1061 mx 4353-1 with G.H. Green and Orch.
7 My Desert Love (Nathan-John Cooper) Melodisc 709 (7-inch) mx 21505-2 (Emerson master) as above
8 The Moonlight Waltz (Frederic Knight Logan) 1061 mx 4354-3 with G.H. Green and Orch.
9 Beautiful Ohio (Mary Earl) 1077 mx 4479-1 with George Hamilton Green and Orchestra
10 Beautiful Ohio (Mary Earl) 1077 mx 4479-2 with George Hamilton Green and Orchestra
11 Till We Meet Again (Richard A. Whiting) 1077 mx 4480-1 with G.H. Green and Orch.
12 Till We Meet Again (Richard A. Whiting) 1077 mx 4480-3 with G.H. Green and Orch.
c. January 1920
13 Mavis 10152 mx 4952-3 with George Hamilton Green and Orchestra
14 Pretty Little Rainbow 10152 mx 4953-2 with George Hamilton Green and Orchestra
c. April 1920
15 Saxema (Wiedoeft) 10204 mx 4881-3 with Orchestra
c. August 1920
16 When You are Mine 10261 mx 41325-3 with F. Wheeler Wadsworth, alto sax; Harry Akst, piano (as
the Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Trio)
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RUDY WIEDOEFT Volume Five: The Victor Solos
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
March 1, 1920
1 The Crocodile (Otto Motzan-Harry Akst) 18663-B mx 23814-2 THE WIEDOEFT-WADSWORTH QUARTET
(with F. Wheeler Wadsworth, alto sax; J. Russel Robinson and Harry Akst, pianos)
c. November 1920
2 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) 18728-A with Orchestra
3 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) 18728-B with Orchestra
c. September 1923
4 Souvenir (Franz Drdla) 19167-A with Frank Banta, piano
5 Saxarella (Wiedoeft) 19167-B with Frank Banta, piano
July 25, 1924
6 Sax-O-Phun (A Study in Laugh and Slap-Tongue) (Wiedoeft) mx 30621-3 (unissued)
with George Olsen and His Orchestra (later issued on RCA LPV-549 "George Olsen")
Rust lists Red Nichols on this session.
August 20, 1924
7 Sax-O-Phun (A Study in Laugh and Slap-Tongue) (Wiedoeft) 19509-A mx 30621-5
with George Olsen and His Orchestra
c. December 1924
8 Kiss Me Again (Victor Herbert) 19559-A with Frank Banta, piano
9 Valse Mazanetta (Wiedoeft) 19559-B with Frank Banta, piano
These titles sound electric!
August 14, 1925
10 Vanity (Valse Vanite) (Wiedoeft) 19771-B mx 33311-3 with Frank Banta, piano
August 31, 1925
11 La Cinquantaine (Gabriel-Marie) 19771-A mx 33328-7 with Frank Banta, piano
May 25, 1926
12 In the Orient (Dans l'Orient) (Wiedoeft-Domenico Savino) 20086-B mx 35625-3
with Frank Banta, piano
13 Serenade Badine (Gabriel-Marie) 20086-A mx 35626-4 with Frank Banta, piano
December 2, 1927
14 Marilyn (Wiedoeft) 21152-A mx 41136-2 with Jack Shilkret, piano
15 Saxema (Wiedoeft) 21152-B mx 41137-2 with Jack Shilkret, piano
16 La Golondrina (The Swallow) 21598-A mx 41138-2 with Arnold Brilhart,
saxophone; Carson Robison, guitar; Jack Shilkret, piano
17 Rubenola (Wiedoeft-Hugo Frey) 21598-B mx 41139-3 with unknown violin;
unknown banjo; Carson Robison, guitar; Jack Shilket, piano
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RUDY WIEDOEFT Volume Six: Solos on Other Labels
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
c. February 1919
1 Serenade (Drigo) Pathe Actuelle 22073B mx 67366-1 with Orchestra
2 Waltz Llewellyn (Wiedoeft) Pathe Actuelle 22073 mx 67369-1 with Orchestra
c. October 1919
3 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) Aeolian Vocalion A12239 with Orchestra
c. late 1919
4 Llewellyn Waltz (Wiedoeft) Paramount 50026-A with Orchestra
5 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) Paramount 50026-B with Orchestra
c. late 1919
6 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) Paramount 50027-A with Orchestra
date?
7 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) Cleartone S1002 (Grey Gull master?); 4902-B engraved in wax; mx 12091 with
Orchestra
c. June 1920
8 Saxema (Wiedoeft) Vocalion A14088 with Orchestra
9 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) Vocalion B14088 with Orchestra
c. late 1920
10 Velma (Leon Rosebrook) Pathe 022492-A with Orchestra
c. February 1922
11 Valse Yvonne (Wiedoeft) Gennett 4834-B with Orchestra
c. October 1922
12 Vanite (Wiedoeft) Vocalion A14467 with Orchestra
13 Waltz Llewellyn (Wiedoeft) Vocalion B14467 with Orchestra
c. March 1923
14 Valse Erica (Wiedoeft) Perfect 11102-A (= Pathe 020942A, Silvertone 1213-A) with Orchestra
15 Silver Threads Among the Gold (Rexford-Danks) Perfect 11102-B (= Pathe 020942B, Silvertone
1213-A) with Orchestra
c. October 1923
16 Valse Yvonne (Wiedoeft) OKeh 4984-B with Orchestra
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RUDY WIEDOEFT Volume 7: Trios, Quartets, Sextets, and
Guest Appearances with Orchestras‹on Other Labels
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
February 24, 1920
1 Whose Baby are You? (Introducing "I Love the Lassies (I Love 'Em All)") Victor 18661-A mx 23698-3
JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA
March 2, 1920
2 Karavan (Abe Oleman-Wiedoeft) Victor 18662-A mx 23696-4 JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA
3 Left All Alone Again Blues (Introducing "Good Night Boat") (Kern) Victor 18661-A mx 23697-7
JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA
c. June 1920
4 The Moan (J. L. Shearer) Aeolian Vocalion A14091 THE WIEDOEFT-WADSWORTH QUARTET
5 Just Like a Gypsy (Introducing "Rose of Bagdad") (Simons & Bayss) Aeolian Vocalion B14091 THE
WIEDOEFT-WADSWORTH QUARTET
6 A Mouthful of Kisses Aeolian Vocalion B14115 THE WIEDOEFT-WADSWORTH QUARTET
Above three titles are: RW and F. Wheeler Wadsworth, alto saxes; J. Russel Robinson and Harry Akst,
pianos
August 3, 1920
7 Cuban Moon Victor 35698-B mx 24231-1 JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA
8 Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 (Introducing "Bells" and "Tell Me, Little Gypsy") (Berlin) Victor 35698-A
mx 24232-2 JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA
January-February 1921
9 Na-Jo (Wiedoeft-W. Holliday) OKeh 4294-B mx 7745-B REGA DANCE ORCHESTRA (saxophone
solo by RW)
c. December 1922
10 Pan-Americana (Herbert) Vocalion A14504 RUDY WIEDOEFT'S SYMPHONIC SAXOPHONISTS
11 Country Dance (Nevin) Vocalion B14504 RUDY WIEDOEFT'S SYMPHONIC SAXOPHONISTS
12 Narcissus (Nevin) Vocalion A14592 RUDY WIEDOEFT'S SYMPHONIC SAXOPHONISTS
13 Chant sans Paroles (Song without Words) (Tschaikowsky) Vocalion B14592 RUDY WIEDOEFT'S SYMPHONIC SAXOPHONISTS
c. March 1923
14 Love's Ship OKeh 4796-B mx 71259-B THE BLUE RIBBON TRIO
15 The First Waltz (Belongs to Me) OKeh 4796-A mx 71262-B THE BLUE RIBBON TRIO
June 1923
16 Sweet Anabel (Alice Nadine Morrison) OKeh 4900-A mx 71612-C THE BLUE RIBBON TRIO
17 Good-Night (Leo Wood-Irving Bibo-Con Conrad) OKeh 4900-B mx 71613-B THE BLUE RIBBON
TRIO
Above four titles are: RW, alto sax; Larry Briers, piano; George Hamilton Green, xylophone
c. February 1919
18 Saxophobia (Wiedoeft) Pathe 22068-B mx 67317-1 MASTER SAXOPHONE SEXTETTE
19 Rainy Day Blues (Frank Warshauer) Pathe 22068-A mx 67318-1 MASTER SAXOPHONE
SEXTETTE
c. June 1919
20 Rainy Day Blues (Frank Warshauer) Paramount 33003-B MASTER SAXOPHONE SEXTETTE
missing OKeh 4395 REGA DANCE ORCHESTRA (featuring RW) "Oriola"
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RUDY WIEDOEFT'S CALIFORNIANS Volume One (RW #8)
The‹Almost‹Complete Recordings
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
c. January 1920
1 Who Wants a Baby? (Introducing "I'm Waiting for Ships that Never Come In") Pathe 22299 mx 68253
2 Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (Introducing "You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me")
Pathe 22299 mx 68254
c. March 1920
3 Slow and Easy (Introducing "All the Quakers are Shoulder Shakers") (Williams & Spencer-Pete
Wendling) Medallion 8173 mx 4929-4
4 Slow and Easy (Introducing "All the Quakers are Shoulder Shakers") (Williams & Spencer-Pete
Wendling) Emerson 10171 mx 4929-6
5 Who Wants a Baby? (Introducing "I'm Waiting for Ships that Never Come In")
Emerson 10183 mx 4928-4
c. September 1920
6 Beautiful Faces (Introducing "Rock-A-Bye Lullabye (sic) Mammy") (from "Broadway Brevities")
(Irving Berlin-Clarke-Donaldson) Brunswick 2056-A mx 4501
c. October 1920
7 Hop, Skip and Jump Brunswick 2065-B mx 4594 (4596 also issued)
c. October-November 1920
8 Beautiful Faces (Introducing "Rock-A-Bye Lullabye (sic) Mammy") (from "Broadway Brevities")
(Irving Berlin-Clarke-Donaldson) Pathe 22467A
9 Show Me How (Creamer-Layton) Pathe 22467B
c. November 1920
10 In the Dusk Brunswick 2072-A mx 4853
c. January 1921
11 Humming Brunswick 2081-A mx 5055
12 Na-Jo (Na-Ho) (Wiedoeft-Holliday) Brunswick 2081-B mx 5056
c. March 1921
13 I Lost My Heart to You (Introducing "Calling") (Davis-Merkur-Squires) Brunswick 2096-A mx 5235
(Walter Haenschen, arr.)
14 I'll Keep On Loving You (Introducing "Coral Sea") (Rose-Brown) Brunswick 2096-B mx 5250
(Walter Haenschen, arr.)
c. March-April 1921
15 Tea Leaves (Whiting) Brunswick 2102-A mx 5359 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
c. April 1921
16 Jabberwocky (Kendis-Brockman-Brown-Eastwood-Weslyn) Brunswick 2102-B mx 5434
17 Hawaiian Blues (Jerome-Motzan) Olympic 15108-B
18 My Man (Mon Homme) Aeolian Vocalion A14193 mx 7459
19 Toddle Aeolian Vocalion 14193 mx 7461
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RUDY WIEDOEFT'S CALIFORNIANS Volume Two (RW #9)
The‹Almost‹Complete Recordings
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
May 1921
1 Listening (Introducing "One Little Kiss") Vocalion A14206 mx 7523
2 Shivaree Vocalion B14206 mx 7528
c. September 1921
3 Say it with Music (from "The Music Box Review") (Irving Berlin) Brunswick 2139-A mx 6338
(Walter Haenschen, arr.)
4 Say it with Music (from "The Music Box Review") (Irving Berlin) Brunswick 2139-A mx 6341
(Walter Haenschen, arr.)
5 South Sea Isles (Introducing "She's Just a Baby") (from "George White's Scandals")
(George Gershwin) Brunswick 2139-B mx 6344 (6343 also issued) (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
c. October 1921
6 When Buddha Smiles (Nacio Herb Brown-Zany) Brunswick 2157-B mx 6607 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
7 When Buddha Smiles (Nacio Herb Brown-Zany) Brunswick 2157-B mx 6608 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
8 Somewhere in Naples (Zamecnik) Brunswick 2157-A mx 6610 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
9 Wabash Blues (Ringle-Meinken) Pathe 20656A
c. early October 1921
10 June Moon (Magine-Straight) (Includes "Last Night the Nightingale Woke Me" uncredited)
Vocalion A14251 mx 8060
11 When Buddha Smiles (Nacio Herb Brown-Zany) Vocalion B14251 mx 8065
late October 1921
12 Stars Vocalion A14263 mx 8160
13 April Showers (from Al Jolson's "Bombo") Vocalion B14263
November 5, 1921
14 Georgia Rose (Harry Rosenthal) Edison 50891-L mx 8283-B?
15 It's You (Con Conrad) Edison 50891-R mx 8284-C?
c. November 1921
16 The Sheik (Ted Snyder) Brunswick 2175-A mx 6900 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
17 Broken Toy (Flatow-Magine) Brunswick 2175-B mx 6902 (6904 also issued) (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
18 When Buddha Smiles (Nacio Herb Brown-Zany) Emerson 10477/Regal 9150 mx 42055-1
19 When Buddha Smiles (Nacio Herb Brown-Zany) Emerson 10477/Regal 9150 mx 42055-2
20 Leave Me with a Smile Regal 9150 mx 42056-1
21 Leave Me with a Smile Emerson 10477 mx 42056-3
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RUDY WIEDOEFT'S CALIFORNIANS Volume Three (RW #10)
The‹Almost‹Complete Recordings
Transfers and Pitch Correction by Dan Levinson from His Own Collection
January 1922
1 Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakoff) Vocalion A14285 mx 8411 or 8413 (R.H. Bowers, arr.)
2 Dear Old Southland (Creamer-Layton) Vocalion B14285 mx 8416
c. January 1922
3 Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakoff) Brunswick 2191-A mx 7177 (7166 also issued)
(Walter Haenschen, arr.)
4 Gray Morn (sic) (O'Neil-Ward-Standish) Brunswick 2191-B mx 7181 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
c. February 1922
5 Lonesome Hours (Rose-Friend) Brunswick 2248-A mx 7326 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
6 Lonesome Hours (Rose-Friend) Brunswick 2248-A mx 7327 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
7 Old Fashioned Girl (Al Jolson) Brunswick 2248-B mx 7332 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
February 1922
8 Rosy Posy (from "The Blushing Bride") Vocalion A14320 mx 8606
9 Mr. And Mrs. (Introducing "Just a Regular Girl") (from "The Blushing Bride") Voc B14320 mx 8609
c. April 1922
10 Sing-Song Man (Cliff Friend-Con Conrad) Brunswick 2275-A mx 7611 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
11 Little Thoughts (Billings-Straight-Bargy) Brunswick 2275-B mx 7671 (Walter Haenschen, arr.)
April 1922
12 Sweet Indiana Home Vocalion A14348 mx 8993
13 Swanee Bluebird Vocalion B14348 mx 8996
c. May 1922
14 Where the Volga Flows Brunswick 2283-A mx 8172
15 Suez Brunswick 2283-B mx 8174
16 Buzz Mirandy (from "Strut Miss Lizzie") Perfect 14028-B mx 69699-3 as DOEFTON'S NOVELTY
ORCHESTRA
June 16, 1922
17 Rose of Bombay (Ward-Dyson) Edison 51020-L mx 8495-A
18 Rose of Bombay (Ward-Dyson) Edison 51020-L mx 8495-B
