One of the world's most popular Jazz etude books; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. Very popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume contai...
One of the world's most popular Jazz etude books; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. VERY popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume, a con...
This book teams up Grammy winner Lennie Niehaus with the great jazz saxophonist and educator Greg Fishman for a set of exciting jazz solos written for the intermediate sax player. These 14 jazz solos...
These trios include a variety of tempi, key signatures, and all parts are featured throughout. The voicings are spread, often in triads, and some tone clusters are judiciously used.
This updated version of the 1930's standard swings from start to finish! Alternating sax and brass solis provide the vocalist with good support early on, and an all-out shout at the end will bring the...
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...
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....
From the musical Brigadoon.
This book teams up Grammy winner Lennie Niehaus and jazz trombonist Rick Simerly for a set of exciting jazz solos written for the intermediate trombone player. These 14 jazz solos were specially writt...
Set in a moderate swing style, this version of the great New Orleans jazz anthem features written solos for lead alto and bari, and a 'quasi ad lib' solo for tenor. For added dimension, optional low-o...
One of the world's most popular jazz etudes book; popular because the etudes are hip and fun to play. VERY popular among teachers! Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This Volume contai...
Written to give developing jazz musicians the chance to sharpen their interpretative skills in a trio setting for like instruments, this outstanding set features ten concise tunes in swing (5), Latin...
Written to give developing jazz musicians the chance to hone their interpretative skills in trio settings for like instruments, this outstanding set features ten concise tunes in swing (5), Latin (2),...
New - Book & CD packaging! by Lennie Niehaus. Intermediate level. Hip, swinging solos in the swing/bop style as performed by the great Lennie Niehaus while performing with the VOLUME 42 Aebersold Play...
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...
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...
Lennie's reputation as a jazz and film composer, arranger, and jazz recording artist is second to none. His musical and playable style of writing has made his many solo/etude books among the most popu...
This collection contains ten original solos and features a variety of key signatures, tempi, and styles to interest and challenge players. The solos are primarily scored in the swing style, including...
Featuring four movements in contrasting styles -- moderate swing, ballad, funk/rock, and bright swing -- each member of the group shares in the melodic presentations and has a chance to serve as soloi...
With solid full-group choruses, solis for two altos or tenor/bari, and a written-or-ad-lib solo for lead alto, this swingin' original has plenty of energy, attitude and audience appeal. Jazz articulat...
One of the world's most popular jazz duet books. Designed for sax, but suitable for most treble clef instruments. VERY popular with teachers because the Duets are hip and fun to play! Please note: due...
This engaging moderate swing original for developing groups is full of great teaching material. Based on chromatic scale patterns and contrapuntal writing, it will build sectional independence through...
This moderate swing original for developing groups features exciting bebop lines, an open solo chorus for all horns (written or ad lib), sax and brass solis, a rousing shout, and a guitar chord chart...
This solid original for developing groups contains all the great features we've come to expect from this talented writer. A series of musical motives are layered to create an interesting effect. Optio...
This moderate swing original is a great way to sustain the interest of an audience while teaching essential jazz skills to developing jazz players. It includes sturdy melodies and counter lines, a sax...
Are you looking for a solid, sophisticated chart that is accessible to aspiring jazz musicians? Well, your search is over. Film writer Lennie Niehaus knows how to make developing players sound their b...
If you need a solid, accessible moderate swing chart for your developing jazz band, look no further. This one has lots of variety and developmental material that will strengthen the skill set of all p...
For years Lennie Niehaus has written great music for jazz ensembles at all ability levels, and this work for advancing groups is no exception. Interesting chord changes and backgrounds combine with th...
This hard swinging original for advancing groups evenly distributes interesting chords, inventive form, and a catchy melodic line between the sax and brass sections. Sheets with chord changes for C, B...
This medium swing chart for advancing groups utilizes variations on the half tone/whole tone scale. It contains interesting orchestration sections using a small band, and the ensemble and shout chorus...
This original for advancing groups definitely lives up to its name as it transitions through a variety of moods, swinging hard every step of the way. Adding to the appeal is an 11-bar chorale that's p...
Sure to delight audiences with an abundance of interesting original material and surprise interludes, the superior orchestration techniques in this chart will make bands of all ability levels sound im...
This solidly scored chart was originally recorded at the world famous Lighthouse Cafe by the Lennie Niehaus Octet on a compact disc entitled Sunday Afternoon At Hermosa Beach. This big band version fo...
Composed especially for Vaughn Weister's Famous Jazz Orchestra in Columbus (OH), this moderate swing chart is playable by advancing groups all the way to professionals. Featuring a driving groove and...
Here's a great, moderately-fast-swing chart for advancing groups featuring the II-V progression that's common in many popular standards. The angular melody featuring wide skips and scale-like interval...
Set in a moderately slow swing, this big band vocal feature draws its strength from straight-ahead figures and full, rich voicings. There is no improvised solo chorus; instead a wonderful sax soli pro...
Arranged by Lennie Niehaus and performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this great medium-swing chart has outstanding ensemble writing. It also features solo space for tenor saxophone and trumpet. A gr...
This is another of the many wonderful charts arranged by Niehaus for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. A splendid rendition of a great standard, and it swings like crazy! It contains all of the elements so a...
This is another one of those absolutely wonderful charts that Lennie did for Stan Kenton for what was known as the dance book. It was the hippest dance book ever! A medium-swing tempo sets this great...
As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards, this is a medium-swing chart on a great tune. Lennie uses a neat vamp in the trombones to offset the melody in the saxes. The full...
This was recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Stage Door Swings, and it is one of Lennie's wonderful charts on a great Broadway standard tune. It has very reasonable ranges for all. This shifts be...
As recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards CD, this is a wonderful, swinging chart on a great tune. As usual, Lennie does a great job arranging it, with terrific section work...
Lennie wrote a magnificent dance book for Stan in the early '60's. This chart was from that period, and it is a full blown jazz chart that really cooks! It has been edited so that it can be played by...
This is one of the many wonderful charts arranged by Lennie for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. He was able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the pl...
This is another 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...
When Lennie arranged for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he was able to capture the Kenton sound without a lot of high-range problems or difficult concerns for the players. Solo space for trombone. Recorde...
A magnificent alto saxophone feature. Lennie also solos on his chart on the CD Live from the Tropicana. This is a superb arrangement, using all of the textures and power and sensitivity of the Kenton...
Lennie Niehaus, former featured alto sax soloist and arranger for the Stan Kenton Orchestra has composed this grade 4+ original for S(A)ATB saxophone quartets. This contemporary quartet is written in...
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...
Lennie Niehaus is a household word among jazz musicians. Having been a phenomenal jazz saxophonist, he is eminently qualified to write for and understand woodwind instruments. These duets resulted fro...
This imaginative arrangement of the famous Shaker dance tune carries the melody into a new dimension by using a variety of modern chords and tempos in changing meters (4/4, 6/8, 3/4). A majestic endin...
These trios are playable by almost any combination of three brass instruments. Parts are provided for instruments in Bb (trumpet or baritone T.C.), F (Horn in F), and Bass Clef (trombone, baritone B.C...
The title of this Ellington classic is an appropriate way to describe the sound that a baritone-tuba quartet can obtain with control and practice. This grade 3 setting contains solos, duets, good deve...
With strong melodies, accessible ranges (A5 trumpet, A4 trombone), and lots of tutti writing to boost player confidence, this appealing original in ABA form features a buoyant 'A' theme in 6/8 and a l...
Five Christmas carols are arranged here in a contemporary style. The chords are adventurous, the time signatures are interesting, and the arrangement gives all players the chance to serve in both lead...
The inspiration for this impressionistic work came when Lennie decided to take time off from composing and spent a day at the ocean near Santa Barbara. As he watched waves washing ashore, the sun spar...
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...
Intermediate level. These hip, swinging etudes in the swing/bop style are a great source for blues and bebop licks and fun to play! Lennie wrote these specifically to be played with the tracks from Ja...
This sprightly Ellington tune will work great for a string orchestra with optional rhythm section. For variety, this arrangement includes the chord changes to George Gershwin's 'I Got Rhythm' on the b...
This collection of nine 2-mallet keyboard percussion duets for grade 2-4 players contains three tunes at each level, and most are playable on any combination of mallet instruments. Each piece focuses...
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 and Jean Turner
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...
Every player in this swingin' arrangement of the great jazz classic gets a chance to shine in a mix of solo, duet and full-group passages. In the letter which came with his proofs, veteran arranger Ni...
This popular tune composed by Billy Strayhorn is adapted for grade 4+ AATB saxophone quartet. It contains many elements from the original Duke Ellington recording, including the introduction that Duke...
These trios are playable by any combination of three woodwind instruments. Parts are provided for instruments in C (flute or oboe), Bb (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano or tenor sax), Eb (alto or bari...
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...
A classic 16 bar swing tune in minor, featuring very strong ensemble writing from one of the best. This Lennie Niehaus original will have the crowd swingin' in no time. Very Hip!
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 moderate swing original features all the elements to make your developing groups shine. Lots of unison writing will give the players confidence, and the brass ranges are accessible (G5 trumpet, E...
This original for advancing groups by Stan Kenton alumni Lennie Niehaus is sure to please players and audiences alike. The material is well developed and provides plenty of opportunity for various pla...
The album Stage Door Swings, by the Stan Kenton Band, was one of the most popular recordings done by Kenton. All of the arrangements were done by Lennie Niehaus, and this is one of the best of the tun...
As performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, here is one of the hippest charts from the Kenton book. It was a favorite with the band and audiences alik, and it swings like crazy. There is a nice, long t...
