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- Leonard Niehaus (June 1, 1929 – May 28, 2020) was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene. He played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and served as one of Kenton's primary staff arrangers.
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Leonard Niehaus (June 1, 1929 – May 28, 2020) was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene. He played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and served as one of Kenton's primary staff arrangers. [2]
Jun 10, 2020 · Lennie Niehaus, who became well known as an alto saxophonist and arranger for the jazz bandleader Stan Kenton in the 1950s before turning to a career as a composer of film scores, notably for...
Lennie Niehaus, a prominent figure in the 1950s Los Angeles jazz scene and a longtime collaborator with his old Army buddy Clint Eastwood in films such as “Bird” and “Unforgiven,” has died in...
Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood‘s movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Redlands, Calif. He...
Jun 1, 2020 · Lennie Niehaus, the West Coast alto saxophonist, arranger and composer who played with Stan Kenton’s band and collaborated with Clint Eastwood on more than two dozen films, has died. He was...
Leonard Niehaus was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene. His father, a Russian immigrant, was a violinist in an orchestra accompanying silent films. Niehaus began playing alto saxophone and clarinet and composing.