Lennie Niehaus
American saxophonist and score composer
United States • 1929-06-01 – 2020-05-28
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
John Denver's Greatest Hits
1973
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
1988
Seine Großen Erfolge
1978
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits
2004
The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton
1958
Music To Listen To Red Norvo By
1957
Cuban Fire!
1956
Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1988
History Of Jazz
1978
Sunshine On My Shoulders
1974
By Request - Volume II
1972
Sophisticated Approach
1962
Kenton In Hi Fi
1956
Contemporary Concepts
1955
Die Superhits Von John Denver
1979
Credited work
1,088 releases · 161 albums · active 1954–2025
- Performance · 2,088
- Other credits · 329
- Production · 79
Studios: Capitol Studios · Rendezvous Ballroom · Universal Recording Studio · Contemporary's Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Stan Kenton
- Various
- Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
- John Denver
- Jerry Fielding
- Clint Eastwood (2)
- Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Quincy Jones