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'''Rudolph „Rudy“ Cornelius Wiedoeft''' (* [[3. Januar]] [[1893]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]; † [[18. Februar]] [[1940]] in [[Flushing]], [[New York City]]) war ein [[Vereinigte Staaten|US]]-amerikanischer [[Saxophonist]].<br />
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== Leben und Wirken ==<br />
Wiedoeft, Sohn deutscher Einwanderer, lernte als Kind zunächst Violine, spielte dann Klarinette im Familienorchester und wechselte schließlich nach der Übersiedlung nach New York City zum [[C-Melody-Saxophon]] (gelegentlich spielte er auch Altsaxophon und Sopransaxophon). Er war in den [[1910er]]-Jahren für sein virtuoses Spiel auf dem damals selten gespielten Instrument berühmt und wirkte an rund 300 Aufnahmen mit; er spielte u.&nbsp;a. in der Frisco „Jass“ Band,<ref>{{Webarchiv | url=http://www.redhotjazz.com/jazz1917.html | wayback=20150315044720 | text=The First Jazz Records bei RedHotJazz}}</ref> in der [[Bigband]] von [[George Olsen]] und seines Bruders [[Herb Wiedoeft]], bevor er nach New York ging.<br />
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Er nahm unter eigenem Namen für [[Victor Records]] auf und war in den 1920ern ein populärer Musiker, der häufig im Radio auftrat. Er arbeitete auch bei [[Rudy Vallée]] (der selbst Saxophon spielte und seinen Spitznamen Rudy daher hatte, dass er intensiv Wiedoefts Spiel auf Platten studiert hatte) und eine Weile in Frankreich. Mitte der 1930er Jahre verließ er das Musikgeschäft, um in Minengeschäfte zu investieren, was jedoch wenig Erfolg hatte. Er starb 1940 an [[Leberzirrhose]].<br />
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Born in [[Detroit, Michigan]], the son of [[Germany|German]] immigrants, at a young age Wiedoeft started playing with his family orchestra, first on [[violin]], then on [[clarinet]]. He moved to [[New York City]] and switched to [[saxophone]], then still an unusual instrument. He became known as a virtuoso saxophonist in the [[1910s]], made more than 300 recordings for many different record labels, and did much to popularize the saxophone as an instrument in both the U.S. and overseas. His chief instrument was the [[C melody saxophone]], a variety which was immensely popular from the [[1910s]] until the [[Wall Street Crash 1929|U.S. stock market crash of October 1929]]. He also played and recorded a little on the [[Alto saxophone|E-flat alto]] and [[Soprano saxophone|B-flat soprano]] as well.<br />
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His style was noted for very rapid runs of well articulated notes in between long lush legato phrases in a [[ragtime]] influenced style. He was also known for his style of vibrato, which was very wide in the later years of his playing. It is worth noting that in his earlier years, Wiedoeft's use of vibrato was quite spare and rather narrow. Wiedoeft employed several other 'sound effects,' such as slap tonguing and laughing through his horn, and alongside his very distinguishable vibrato, became a part of his musical arsenal to use at his disposal. While he incorporated some elements of early [[jazz]] into his playing, he remained stylistically a pre-jazz artist. Some of his original compositions were hits in their day, notably ''Valse Erica'', ''Valse Llewellyn'', ''Saxema'', ''Saxophobia'', and ''Sax-o-Phun''.<br />
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He remained a very popular entertainer into the [[1920s]] and performed regularly on [[radio]], but his style started to sound more and more dated to the public as his career continued into the [[1930s]]. He worked for a while in [[Rudy Vallee]]'s band, then for a while in [[France]]. From the mid-1930's on, he essentially stopped playing and was involved in several mining investments, that unfortunately, did not prove successful.<br />
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Rudy and his wife Mary Wiedoeft had a difficult relationship partially due to difficulties in maintaining their rather flamboyant lifestyle and alcohol abuse. In 1937, he was nearly killed when he was stabbed by his wife. The couple reconciled though, and in the same year Rudy made his last radio appearance. He died in [[Flushing, New York]] in 1940 from [[cirrhosis]] of the liver.<br />
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In the 1920's, the [[Holton Instrument Company]] took features from existing production model saxophones and marketed them as the „Rudy Wiedoeft Model“. However, it is doubtful Wiedoeft actually performed on such instruments.<br />
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Several of Wiedoefts siblings also became professional musicians, the most famous being West coast bandleader [[Herb Wiedoeft]] (1886–1928).<br />
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|NAME=Wiedoeft, Rudy<br />
|ALTERNATIVNAMEN=Wiedoeft, Rudolph Cornelius; Wiedoeft, Rudy Cornelius (Spitzname)<br />
|KURZBESCHREIBUNG=US-amerikanischer Saxophonist<br />
|GEBURTSDATUM=3. Januar 1893<br />
|GEBURTSORT=[[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]<br />
|STERBEDATUM=18. Februar 1940<br />
|STERBEORT=[[Flushing]], [[New York City]]<br />
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