Lennie Niehaus: spartiti difficile

Fashioned after the playing of J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, this moderate swing original casts the trombone section in a variety of starring roles -- solis, trading 'fours' with the rest of the band,...

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...

This Rimsky-Korsakov classic is a virtuosic type of melody in perpetual motion. In order to sustain that continuous motion and allow players the chance to catch a breath, the melody here alternates be...

Here is another fantastic Lennie Niehaus arrangement as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on 'The Stage Door Swings' Album. This was the 'missing link' from that album. Now we have all of those ch...

Fashioned after the playing of J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding, this moderate swing original casts the trombone section in a variety of starring roles -- solis, trading 'fours' with the rest of the band,...

This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He is able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the pla...

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...

Adapted in 1988 by tubist Karl Kramer during his days with The Brass Ring, each member of the quintet is showcased in one of the five movements -- trumpet in March Of The Royal Lion, French horn in Sw...