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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.
Leonard Niehaus (June 1, 1929 – May 28, 2020) [1] 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]
coupling Lennie with strings are pieced out to make the standard dozen of the twelve-inch LP with four made with a more conventional jazz instrumentation: trumpet or
(Instructional book with play-a-long CD) When Charlie Parker made his famous "with strings" recordings, jazz musicians everywhere realized the potential of lushly orchestrated strings to enhance their creativity.
- Jamey Aebersold
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.
- Gordon Jack
Lennie Niehaus (1929–2020) 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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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.
