Lennie Niehaus
Leonard Niehaus (born June 11, 1929 in St. Louis , Missouri , † May 28, 2020 in Redlands ) was an American jazz musician ( alto saxophone ) and composer .
Live and act
After graduating as a music teacher, Niehaus u. a. 1951 with Jerry Wald , 1951 and (after his time as a musician in the Korean War ) from 1954 to 1959 with Stan Kenton and next with Bill Perkins . He also led his own bands with which he played West Coast Jazz .
From 1959 he composed mainly for television and for stage orchestras, held jazz courses at the University of Utah , gave concerts with Lalo Schifrin and wrote arrangements for Stan Kenton and Jean Turner . He also composed and arranged film music , was responsible for the soundtrack for the film Unforgiven and for Bird about Charlie Parker , which was released in theaters in the fall of 1988. He had known its director Clint Eastwood since 1953 and also set other films to music, such as Pale Rider, The Nameless Rider , White Hunter, Black Heart , Perfect World , Absolute Power and Space Cowboys . Niehaus died in May 2020 at the age of 90.
Discographic notes
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1: The Quintets (1954), with Bob Gordon , Jack Montrose , Monty Budwig , Shelly Manne
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 2: Zounds! (1955). with Bob Gordon, Lou Levy , Jack Montrose, Stu Williamson , Bob Enevoldsen , Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 3: The Octet, Pt. 2 (Contemporary, 1955)
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 4: The Quintets and Strings (1956)
- Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 5: The Sextet (1956), with Stu Williamson, Bill Perkins , Jimmy Giuffre , Buddy Clarke , Shelly Manne
- Patterns (Fresh Sound, 1984), with Bill Perkins, Frank Strazzeri , Tom Warrington , Joe LaBarbera
- Seems Like Old Times (Fresh Sound, 1997), with Bill Perkins, Jack Nimitz , Frank Strazzeri, Tom Warrington, Joe Labarbera
- Live at Capozzoli’s (2002), with Bill Perkins, Frank Strazzeri, Tom Warrington, Paul Kreibich
Filmography (selection)
- 1984: The Wolf Chases the Pack (Tightrope)
- 1984: City Heat - The Bull and the Snoop (City Heat)
- 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider (Pale Rider)
- 1986: Lance Never Too Young to Die
- 1986: Heartbreak Ridge
- 1987: Emanon
- 1988: Bird
- 1990: White Hunter Black Heart (White Hunter Black Heart)
- 1990: Rookie - The novice (The Rookie)
- 1992: Merciless (Unforgiven)
- 1993: Perfect World (A Perfect World)
- 1995: The Bridges of Madison County (The Bridges of Madison County)
- 1996: Titanic (TV two-part)
- 1997: Absolute Power
- 1997: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
- 1999: True Crime (True Crime)
- 1999: Rider on Scorched Earth ( The Jack Bull , TV movie)
- 2000: Space Cowboys (Space Cowboys)
- 2002: Blood Work (Blood Work)
Web links
- Lennie Niehaus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Lennie Niehaus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lennie Niehaus at Allmusic (English)
- Lennie Niehaus at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lennie Niehaus. Concord Music Group, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on June 2, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b c Musical companion of Clint Eastwood: composer Lennie Niehaus is dead. In: blick.de. June 2, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ^ Space Cowboys: Behind the Scenes: Staff: Lennie Niehaus (music). In: doan.de. July 8, 2014, accessed June 2, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Niehaus, Lennie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Niehaus, Leonard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 2020 |
| Place of death | Redlands |