Lennie Niehaus - Volumes #1-5 (1954-1956) CD-Rip

Tracks:



1954-1956 - Vol.1: The Quintets {2000}

01. I Remember You (Schertzinger-Mercer) - 2:34
02. Poinciana (Simon-Bernier) - 3:49
03. Whose Blues (Niehaus) - 3:20
04. Prime Rib (Niehaus) - 3:09
05. I Should Care (Stordahl-Weston-Cahn) - 3:14
06. Inside Out (Niehaus) - 2:56
07. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (McHugh-Gaskill) - 3:30
08. You Stepped Out of a Dream (Brown-Kahn) - 2:38
09. I'll Take Romance (Oakland-Hammerstein) - 2:59
10. Happy Times (Niehaus) - 3:28
11. Day by Day (Stordahl-Weston-Cahn) - 3:35
12. Bottoms Up (Niehaus) - 3:11

Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
with
#1,3,4,6,8,9,11,12:
Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone
Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded at Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles on July 2 (#4,6,9,12) and July 9 (#1,3,8,11), 1954.
#2,5,7,10:
Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
Hampton Hawes - piano
Red Mitchell - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded at Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles on January 20, 1956.



1954-1956 - Vol.2: Zounds! {1997}

01. The Sermon (Hawes) - 5:16
02. How About You (Lane-Freed) - 2:31
03. Figure 8 (Niehaus) - 3:38
04. Patti-Cake (Niehaus) - 2:40
05. With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair (Edwards-Lawrence) - 4:03
06. The Way You Look Tonight (Kern-Fields) - 3:35
07. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Rodgers-Hart) - 2:44
08. Four (Davis) - 4:02
09. Night Life (Niehaus) - 2:41
10. The Night We Called It a Day (Dennis-Adair) - 3:59
11. Blues for Susie (Niehaus) - 3:38
12. Seaside (Niehaus) - 2:30

Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
with
#2-4,6,7,9,10,12:
Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone
Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
Stu Williamson - trumpet
Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
Lou Levy - piano
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded at Capitol, Hollywood on August 23, 1954.
#1,5,8,11:
Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Vincent De Rosa - French horn
Frank Rosolino - trombone
James McAllister - tuba
Red Mitchell - bass
Mel Lewis - drums
Recorded at Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles on December 10, 1956.



1955 - Vol.3: The Octet #2 {1991}

01. Blue Room (Rodgers-Hart) - 3:27
02. You and the Night and the Music (Schwartz-Dietz) - 2:32
03. Bunko (Niehaus) - 3:26
04. Love Is Here to Stay (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 3:15
05. They Say It's Wonderful (Berlin) - 3:10
06. Rick's Tricks (Niehaus) - 4:06
07. Rose Room (Williams-Hickman) - 4:06
08. Cooling It (Niehaus) - 2:51
09. Yes, Yes, Honey (Shannon-Patterson) - 2:50
10. Debbie (Niehaus) - 3:35
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 2:53
12. Circling the Blues (Niehaus) - 3:17

Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
Bill Holman - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Giuffre - baritone saxophone
Stu Williamson - trumpet
Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone
Pete Jolly - piano
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded in Hollywood on January 11 & 26, and February 15, 1955.



1955 - Vol.4: The Quintets & Strings {1995}

01. All the Things You Are (Hammerstein-Kern) - 3:49
02. My Heart Stood Still (Rodgers-Hart) - 3:20
03. Easy Living (Robin-Rainger) - 3:03
04. If I Should Lose You (Robin-Rainger) - 3:21
05. More Than the Blues (Niehaus) - 4:36
06. Full House (Niehaus) - 2:43
07. Rondo (Niehaus) - 3:51
08. Star Eyes (Raye-DePaul) - 3:08
09. Lens (Niehaus) - 3:38
10. Cross Walk (Niehaus) - 2:52
11. Troubled Waters (Johnston-Coslow) - 3:41
12. Just One of Those Things (Porter) - 3:32

Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
with
#1,3,7:
Christopher Kuzell, Thomas Hall, Barbara Simons - violas
Charlotte Harrison - cello
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded in Los Angeles on March 16, 1955.
#4,6,8,10,11:
Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
Christopher Kuzell, Thomas Hall, Barbara Simons - violas
Charlotte Harrison - cello
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded in Los Angeles on March 30, 1955.
#2,5,9,12:
Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
Hampton Hawes - piano
Monty Budwig - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded in Los Angeles on April 25, 1955.



1956 - Vol.5: The Sextet {2001}

01. Thou Swell (Rodgers-Hart) - 4:52
02. I Wished on the Moon (Rainger-Parker) - 4:18
03. Knee Deep (Niehaus) - 4:05
04. Fond Memories (Niehaus) - 4:22
05. Take It from Me (Niehaus) - 4:49
06. Belle of the Ball (Anderson) - 2:53
07. As Long as I Live (Arlen-Koehler) - 4:37
08. Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good) (Arlen-Koehler) - 4:11
09. Three of a Kind (Niehaus) - 3:29
10. Elbow Room (Niehaus) - 6:42

Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone
Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone, flute
Jimmy Giuffre - baritone saxophone
Stu Williamson - trumpet, valve trombone
Buddy Clark - bass
Shelly Manne - drums