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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]
Sep 24, 2002 · Lennie Niehaus: Standards with Strings by Jamey Aebersold released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Here are 10 beautiful standards arranged by jazz great Lennie Niehaus, including "You're My Everything," "When Your Lover Has Gone," "September in the Rain," "Fools Rush In," "Autumn in New York" and others. View full details.
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Jun 1, 2012 · Jamey Aebersold, Tyrone Wheeler, Steve Davis, Steve Allee - Lennie Niehaus: Standards with Strings - Amazon.com Music
Jun 15, 2020 · Niehaus went on to record four more albums for Contemporary featuring a variety of quintets, sextets and octets including one memorable date with strings. His highly original contrapuntal writing on these dates was interpreted by people like Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Perkins, Pepper Adams, Stu Williamson and Frank Rosolino.
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Jun 2, 2020 · Lennie Niehaus, a Los Angeles alto saxophonist and prolific composer for big bands and his own small groups starting in the 1950s before moving on to television and Clint Eastwood films, died May 28. He was 90. Lennie was one of the giants of the West Coast linear jazz sound.
Many legendary players followed suit, making a "with strings" album an essential rite of passage. Here are 10 beautiful standards arranged by jazz great Lennie Niehaus, including "You're My Everything," "When Your Lover Has Gone," "September in the Rain," "Fools Rush In," "Autumn in New York" and others.
