Lennie Niehaus

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

This exciting grade 4 original in the swing genre features clearly marked articulations and dynamics. A great deal of variety is present in the form of duet and ensemble writing, jazz voicings, and a...

This exciting grade 4 original in the swing genre features clearly marked articulations and dynamics. A great deal of variety is present in the form of duet and ensemble writing, jazz voicings, and a...

Presenting four of the best-known American spirituals in contrasting jazz styles -- moderate swing, slow ballad, jazz waltz, medium fast swing -- this set offers several options since any movement can...

Set in a moderate swing style, this version of the great New Orleans jazz anthem features written solos for lead trumpet and 2nd Trombone, and a nice 'quasi ad lib' solo for 1st Trumpet. The arrangeme...

Swing

This charming Shaker dance tune from 1848 is presented here in a theme-and-variations format using a variety of keys and time signatures. The resulting series of mood changes keeps players interested...

This arrangement from the Paramount Picture Hatare! features the music of the great film composer Henry Mancini, as arranged by well-known film composer, Lennie Niehaus. The playful nature of this nov...

This arrangement features the music of the great film composer Henry Mancini, as arranged by well-known film composer, Lennie Niehaus. The playful nature of this novelty song from the Paramount Pictur...

Written in two movements, this original for alto sax and piano explores many aspects of the ever-popular 12-bar blues form. The first movement in the key of C (concert) is moderately paced, while the...

This playful tribute to Scott Joplin draws from the melodic, rhythmic and chordal aspects of his immortal, turn-of-the-century ragtime music. The grade 1 rating is sensible, and the duration of just 1...

This was the first chart arranged by Lennie to be recorded by Stan's band. It is a great arrangement of a wonderful tune, and it features space for a trumpet solo (originally recorded by Conte Candoli...

Here is a wonderful vocal chart by Lennie on this unforgettable standard. The setting is a ballad, with a rubato section in the middle. Jean Turner performed this for years with the Stan Kenton Band....

This is a beautiful, lush, straight-eighth ballad on the popular Cole Porter tune Easy To Love. Arranged by Lennie Niehaus, this short (and quite dancable) chart exemplifies the Kenton-esque warm and...

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Features the lush Kenton trombone sound and gorgeous full ensembles. As recorded on the Sophistic...

This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. A more beautiful ballad has not been written, and this one features a trombone and a tenor sax solo. As...

As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, this is a lovely ballad scored in the incomparable Kenton style. Niehaus uses the saxophone section to great effect. Limited ranges make...