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  1. 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]

  2. June 9, 2020 1:59 PM PT. 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...

  3. Lennie Niehaus, a jazz player who went on to score or orchestrate two dozen Clint Eastwood films in a nearly 60-year career, has died at 90.

  4. Jun 15, 2020 · By Gordon Jack. 15 June 2020. 7484. Parker-inspired alto saxophone virtuoso who played with Stan Kenton, became a stalwart of the Hollywood studios and coached Forest Whitaker for the film Bird. Lennie Niehaus made an important contribution to the buoyant West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s with his creative work for Stan Kenton and his own ...

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  5. 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...

  6. 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.

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  8. Jun 2, 2020 · Lennie Niehaus (1929–2020), jazzman who wrote music for Clint Eastwood movies. By Linnea Crowther June 2, 2020. 2. Lennie Niehaus was a jazz saxophonist who played and arranged music...

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