Lennie Niehaus

alto saxophone

Alto saxophonist of the Los Angeles cool scene. His album Vol.1 The Quintet, recorded in July 1954 for Contemporary, brings him together with Jack Montrose, Bob Gordon, Monty Budwig and Shelly Manne.

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Styles

• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• West Coast

Landmark tracks

• Prime Rib (1954)
• Inside Out (1954)
• Whose Blues (1954)
• Bottoms Up (1954)

Sources

• Source

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