Lennie Niehaus: Intermediate Sheet Music

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Swing

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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...