Lennie Niehaus

In this well-crafted suite featuring moderate swing, ballad and bright swing styles, a good mix of solo, duo and tutti passages guarantees that every player shares the spotlight. Abundant articulation...

In this well-crafted suite featuring moderate swing, ballad and bright swing styles, a good mix of solo, duo and tutti passages guarantees that every player shares the spotlight. Abundant articulation...

Each tune in this suite is stylistically distinct from the others-- swing in the first, ballad in the second, jazz waltz in the third, and bright swing in the last. Dynamics and articulations are mark...

Each tune in this suite is stylistically distinct from the others-- swing in the first, ballad in the second, jazz waltz in the third, and bright swing in the last. Dynamics and articulations are mark...

In this well-crafted arrangement featuring moderate swing, ballad and bright swing styles, a good mix of solo, duo and tutti passages guarantees that every player shares the spotlight. Abundant articu...

Supplemented by an optional part for snare drum, bass drum and triangle, this artistic rendering of three Hebrew songs gives everyone a chance to play melodic material. Moods range from expressively r...

Featuring 10 Christmas favorites arranged in jazz styles, the selections in this grade 3-4 collection can be played individually or in combination as a jazz suite. If performed as a suite, Niehaus rec...

Featuring 10 Christmas favorites arranged in jazz styles, the selections in this grade 3-4 collection can be played individually or in combination as a jazz suite. If performed as a suite, Niehaus rec...

As arranged for and performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is a wonderful setting that features the saxophone section and solos for trumpet and trombone. Very reasonable brass ranges make this a...

When Lennie arranged for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he created the most beautiful big band dance book ever written. Begins with a lush, warm trombone soli. Solo space for alto sax. Recorded on the Sop...

Not every Niehaus dance chart was recorded by the Kenton Band, but this chart was played all the time by the band. A wonderful medium tempo setting of a great jazz standard. Features the saxophone sec...

This is one of those marvelous 'dance' charts that Lennie Niehaus wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Of course, all of Lennie's charts are extremely 'hip,' and this is no exception. Saxophones lay d...

This setting of the familiar Welch air features independent lines and melodic material for all. Three changes in key signature (from D to F to G major) and a dramatic augmentation of the melody in the...

In this moderate swing original, an abundance of ensemble writing is tastefully seasoned with occasional solo and duet passages involving all members. The guaranteed highlight is the miniature shout c...

A perennial favorite for over 25 years, this bright swing original (quarter note = 184) includes ample articulations to help players deliver an exciting and stylistically authentic performance. Aside...

This contemporary original for experienced players consists of four movements in contrasting styles. The first is a spirited theme with multiple meter shifts (4/4, 3/4, 9/8), the second is an expressi...

This contemporary original for experienced players consists of four movements in contrasting styles. The first is a spirited theme with multiple meter shifts (4/4, 3/4, 9/8), the second is an expressi...

This swingin' version of the familiar Christmas song features a great deal of ensemble writing punctuated by duet segments for two tenors and two altos. A good dose of linear movement in the inner par...