Lennie Niehaus

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

This swingin' version of the great gospel song features a written or ad lib solo for lead alto, two modulations to boost excitement, and a nice big finish.

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...

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...

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...

This arrangement of Duke Ellington's classic tune has interesting parts for all players. There are solos, solis, and tutti passages with give added excitement to this great melody. After the first cho...

This lighthearted original gives players outside normal jazz circles a chance to swing with the best of them. As is true of all of Lennie's ensemble materials, the parts in these quintets are an inter...

In this regal processional for young soloists, the crisp articulations of the main theme and the expressive lines of two short interludes gives this piece great overall appeal.

Written in ABA form using traditional harmonies and rhythms, this is a satisfying number for young instrumentalists.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...