Lennie Niehaus Partituras

This piece combines the best from the past and present. It is written in the traditional concert march from of the legendary John Philip Sousa, but with harmonies, melodies, and syncopated rhythms tha...

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 is another one of those absolutely wonderful charts that Lennie did for Stan Kenton for what was known as the dance book. It was the hippest dance book ever! A medium-swing tempo sets this great...

Here is another terrific chart as recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra on Adventures In Standards. Lennie sets the chart at a very fast, swinging pace, using countermelodies, a 6-horn group in places...

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...

This is one 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 pla...

Developing jazz bands will love this moderate swing composition by film composer Lennie Niehaus. Important jazz concepts that should be in every aspiring jazz musician's vocabulary are taught and rein...

Set in a moderate swing style, this solidly scored original by film composer Lennie Niehaus is a welcome addition to developing jazz ensemble literature. A strong introduction sets up the melody, whic...

Here's a great moderate swing style feature for developing sax soloists. The soloist may improvise or perform the suggested solos, and interludes and a shout chorus gives the soloist sufficient rest....

Why not give your saxophone section some time in the spotlight with this moderate swing original from former Stan Kenton saxophonist/arranger Lennie Niehaus? Unison melodies, harmonized solis, and an...

Since jazz music first evolved as an art form, improvisation has been the element that distinguishes it from most other musical genres. In this straight-ahead, moderate swing excursion for advancing g...

Don't pass up this great composition for advancing groups that contains an abundance of engaging material. Utilizing modal chords, the solo section for trumpet and tenor sax can be improvised or playe...

This original jazz tune utilizes a variety of devices to add interest. Unison melodies, tutti sections, sax solis, and an open chorus for solos are features of this worthwhile chart for proficient gro...

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 & Hammer...

This setting of the familiar Welch air features independent lines and melodic material for all. Three changes in key signature (from D to F to G major) and a dramatic augmentation of the melody in the...

Moderate Swing