- Aliases
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The Lennie Niehaus Octet
Lennie Niehaus Quintet
Lennie Niehaus Quintet + One
Lenny Niehaus
- Real name
- Leonard Niehaus
- Born
- June 11, 1929
- Died
- May 28, 2020
- Country
- United States
- Comments
- Alto saxophonist, composer and arranger. Niehaus was part of the West Coast jazz scene as a player commencing in 1946 into the 1960s, when he focused on composing and arranging. He has composed and arranged music for television and the films, including several films produced by Clint Eastwood.
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