Al Haig
One of the finest pianists of the bop era (and one who learned from Bud Powell's innovations quite early), Al Haig was quite busy during two periods of his career but unfortunately was pretty obscure in the years between. After serving in the Coast Guard (playing in bands during 1942-1944) and freelancing around Boston, Haig worked steadily with Dizzy Gillespie (1945-1946), Charlie Parker (1948-1950), and Stan Getz (1949-1951); and was on many recordings, mostly as a sideman (including some classic Diz and Bird sessions) but also as a leader for Spotlite, Dawn, and Prestige. However (other than little-known dates in 1954 for Esoteric, Swing, and Period), Haig did not lead any more albums until 1974. He played fairly often during the 1951-1973 period, but was generally overlooked. That changed during his last decade, when he was finally recognized as a bop giant and recorded for Spotlite, Choice, SeaBreeze, Interplay, and several Japanese and European labels.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Al Haig Plays the Music of Jerome Kern
Bebop - Released by Inner City on 1 Jan 1978
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BeBop Piano
Al Haig, Duke Jordan, George Wallington
Jazz - Released by Chameleon Archive on 6 May 2021
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Al Haig Trio
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 13 Mar 1954
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Al Haig Today! The Great Piano of a Piano Great
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 6 Jul 1965
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Prezervation (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on 1 Jan 1967
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Plays The Music Of Jerome Kern
Jazz - Released by Inner City Records on 1 Jan 1978
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Al Haig Quartet
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 1 Jul 1998
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Bebop Live
Al Haig, Peter King, Art Themen
Bebop - Released by Spotlite on 5 Nov 2004
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Bebop Live - Part 1
Al Haig, Peter King, Art Themen
Bebop - Released by Spotlite on 22 Oct 2001
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Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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Jazz Will-O-the-Wisp (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Black Satin Recordings on 10 Jun 2016
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The Magical Three: Al Haig, Lou Levy & Claude Williamson (All Tracks Remastered)
Al Haig, Lou Levy, Claude Williamson
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 14 May 2023
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If I Should Lose You / Taboo (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 14 May 2020
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The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
Bebop - Released by Millennium Digital Remaster on 17 Oct 2021
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Undecided / Woodyn' You (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 19 Jul 2020
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