Lennie Niehaus
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: June 1, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Died: May 28, 2020 in Redlands, California, United States
- Active: 1929 - 2020
Biography
Lennie Niehaus was an American alto saxophonist and arranger, a star soloist with *Stan Kenton* whose own 1950s albums for #Contemporary Records# are West Coast jazz classics. He later became *Clint Eastwood*'s principal musical collaborator, composing Bird (1988) and orchestrating most of Eastwood's films. He died in 2020, aged ninety. His writing for Kenton, all cool voicings and clean lines, helped define an era of big band jazz.
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Lennie Niehaus Discography
- Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1 - The Quintet (1954) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 2: The Octet (1954) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 3: The Octet, Pt. 2 (1955) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 4: The Quintets and Strings (1955) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 5: The Sextet (1956) - Album - rated 3.4/5