Lennie Niehaus

Complete Fifties Recordings - 4-CD Set (EJC55776)

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2021

Complete Fifties Recordings - 4-CD Set

Lennie Niehaus

Essential Jazz Classics

8436559469296

EJC 169596

EJC55776

JAZZ

4

CD 16,98 €

4-CD SET

NEVER BEFORE ON A SINGLE SET!!

80 TRACKS

+ BONUS ALBUM: Duane Tatro’s Jazz for Moderns

+ 3 BONUS TRACKS

INCLUDES 36-PAGE BOOKLET

This wonderful 80-track edition compiles all existing recordings by Lennie Niehaus as a leader from his early years, originally issued on six Contemporary and one EmArcy LPs. This material is presented her for the first time ever on a single set and in chronological order. After 1957, Niehaus wouldn’t record a jazz album under his own name until 1989!

Born in 1929 and 86 years old at this writing, in the early years of his career Lennie Niehaus complemented his talents as an alto saxophonist with those as an arranger and composer, becoming a well-known figure on the West Coast jazz scene. After playing with the Stan Kenton big band, and various other jazz bands on the West Coast, Niehaus devoted himself to arranging and composing for motion pictures, including several produced by Clint Eastwood.

As a bonus, we have included three small group tracks that constitute Niehaus’ only collaborations with Howard Rumsey, as well as a complete album by conductor and arranger Duane Tatro, again in a small group format, that features Niehaus on alto on most of the tracks.

PERSONNEL:

  • LENNIE NIEHAUS, alto sax
  • On all tracks, plus:
  • Collective personnel:
  • Stu Williamson (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb), Vince DeRosa (fhr), Jack Montrose, Bill Holman, Bill Perkins (ts), Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Gordon, Pepper Adams (bar), Hampton Hawes, Lou Levy, Pete Jolly (p), Monty Budwig, Buddy Clark, Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne, Mel Lewis (d), among others.
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, 1954-1957.
  • BONUS TRACKS (CD ONE [21-23]: HOWARD RUMSEY'S ALL STARS
  • Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Lennie Niehaus (as), Richie Kamuca (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Dick Shreve (p) Howard Rumsey (b), Stan Levey (d).
  • Los Angeles, March 12, 1957.
  • BONUS ALBUM (CD4, 9-19):
  • DUANE TATRO'S JAZZ FOR MODERNS (Contemporary C-3514).
  • Featuring Lennie Niehaus or Joe Maini (as), Bill Holman (ts), Jimmy Giuffre (bar), Ralph Peña (b), Shelly Manne (d), Duane Tatro (arr, cond), among others.
  • Los Angeles, 1954-55.

TRACKS:

  • CD ONE: Total Time: 78:02
  • 01 I’LL TAKE ROMANCE
  • 02 PRIME RIB
  • 03 INSIDE OUT
  • 04 BOTTOMS UP
  • 05 YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM
  • 06 WHOSE BLUES?
  • 07 I REMEMBER YOU
  • 08 DAY BY DAY
  • 09 FIGURE 8
  • 10 HOW ABOUT YOU?
  • 11 PATTY-CAKE
  • 12 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
  • 13 SEASIDE
  • 14 THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY
  • 15 HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES
  • 16 NIGHT LIFE
  • 17 RICK’S TRICKS
  • 18 BUNKO
  • 19 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
  • 20 YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC
  • 21 FUNNY FRANK
  • 22 THAT’S RICH
  • 23 IF YOU ARE THERE
  • CD TWO: Total Time: 69:43
  • 01 BLUE ROOM
  • 02 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
  • 03 YES, YES, HONEY
  • 04 CIRCLING THE BLUES
  • 05 THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL
  • 06 COOLING IT
  • 07 ROSE ROOM
  • 08 DEBBIE
  • 09 EASY LIVING
  • 10 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
  • 11 RONDO
  • 12 STAR EYES
  • 13 IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU
  • 14 FULL HOUSE
  • 15 CROSSWALK
  • 16 TROUBLED WATERS
  • 17 MORE THAN THE BLUES
  • 18 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
  • 19 MY HEART STOOD STILL
  • 20 LENS
  • CD THREE: Total Time: 76:49
  • 01 THOU SWELL
  • 02 I WISHED ON THE MOON
  • 03 KNEE DEEP
  • 04 FOND MEMORIES
  • 05 TAKE IT FROM ME
  • 06 BELLE OF THE BALL
  • 07 AS LONG AS I LIVE
  • 08 ILL WIND
  • 09 THREE OF A KIND
  • 10 ELBOW ROOM
  • 11 POINCIANA
  • 12 HAPPY TIMES
  • 13 I SHOULD CARE
  • 14 I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME
  • 15 BLUES FOR SUSIE
  • 16 FOUR
  • 17 THE SERMON
  • 18 WITH THE WIND AND THE RAI IN YOUR HAIR
  • CD FOUR: Total Time: 69:05
  • 01 P & L
  • 02 I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME
  • 03 FOUR ELEVEN WEST
  • 04 SOON
  • 05 LITTLE GIRL BLUES
  • 06 DON’T YOU KNOW I CARE
  • 07 HE AIN’T GOT RHYTHM
  • 08 KISS ME AND KILL ME WITH LOVE
  • 09 TURBULENCE
  • 10 FOLLY
  • 11 MULTIPLICITY
  • 12 BACKLASH
  • 13 OUTPOST
  • 14 MAYBE NEXT YEAR
  • 15 CONVERSATION PIECE
  • 16 LOW CLEARANCE
  • 17 DOLLAR DAY
  • 18 EASY TERMS
  • 19 MINOR ACCIDENT