Lennie Niehaus: Intermediate Sheet Music

Written in two movements, this original for alto sax and piano explores many aspects of the ever-popular 12-bar blues form. The first movement in the key of C (concert) is moderately paced, while the...

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 and Jean Turner

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...

As the title implies, this arrangement of the great Duke Ellington tune does indeed have 'that swing.' There is a great deal of vertical writing using interesting chords, some duets, solos for tenor a...

Mysteriously, a chant-like melody passes through various mallet instruments, with drums and auxiliary percussion representing undercurrents of night sounds in the wilderness. The mood suddenly changes...

When rehearsing these great Bach classics, striving for precision between the two parts rather than speed should be the first priority. It is also recommended that listening to a fine recording of a p...

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 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...

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...

Lennie Niehaus wrote a series of terrific arrangements for the Stan Kenton Orchestra (this was recorded on the 'Stage Door Swings' CD). This chart is a medium-swing version of a great Rodgers and Hamm...

When Lennie arranged for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he created the most beautiful big band dance book ever written. Begins with a lush, warm trombone soli. Solo space for alto sax. Recorded on the Sop...

This is one of those marvelous 'dance' charts that Lennie Niehaus wrote for the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Of course, all of Lennie's charts are extremely 'hip,' and this is no exception. Saxophones lay d...

Marked moderately bright swing, this original composition includes many interesting elements--melodies and countermelodies, duet passages, and even some solos, including a written-out solo for trumpet...

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...