Composer
Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and composer (1929–2020)
1929–2020
176 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 2020
- Birthplace
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Redlands
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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.
He also played with Ray Vasquez and trombonist and Vocalist, Phil Carreon and other jazz bands on the U.S. West Coast. Niehaus had a close association as composer and arranger on motion pictures produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; saxophonist; musicologist; jazz musician; film score composer; musician; conductor; bandleader
- Education
- Theodore Roosevelt High School
- Genres
- jazz
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 84969682
- ISNI
- 0000000121418906
- GND ID
- 129605190
- Library of Congress ID
- n83156021
- MusicBrainz ID
- 84b40267-a06a-4c03-9fe0-a92e340f99c5
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Saxophone, Voice, Trombone, Piano, Horn
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
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| The Best Of Times | See work details |
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| Gospel Truth | See work details |
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| Pastrami On Rye | See work details |
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| A Half Dozen Plus One | See work details |
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| Take A Chance | See work details |
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| Emily Kate | See work details |
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| Loco Motive | See work details |
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| We Three Kings | See work details |
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| Remember When | See work details |
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| Rush HOur | See work details |
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| I. O Come, All Ye Faithful | See work details |
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| III. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | See work details |
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| IV. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | See work details |
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| Kingsbury Court | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fit As A Fiddle | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Pulling Strings | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| String Along | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rhapsodic Concertante | See work details |
2 more instruments
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| The Festival of Hanukkah | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Fugue For Today | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 10 Jazz Inventions | See work details |
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| Small Fry | See work details |
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| Bop Doo Wah | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hangin' Out | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Potpourri For Strings | See work details |
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| Miniature Jazz Suite #1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Kensington Gardens Overture | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cool Down | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Good Time Charlie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Night Cap | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Open House | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Autumn Ridge | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 84969682.