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.
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Al Haig Plays the Music of Jerome Kern
Bebop - Erschienen bei Inner City am 01.01.1978
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BeBop Piano
Al Haig, Duke Jordan, George Wallington
Jazz - Erschienen bei Chameleon Archive am 06.05.2021
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The Al Haig Trio
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Maniacs am 11.10.2017
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Al Haig Trio
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 13.03.1954
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Al Haig Today! The Great Piano of a Piano Great
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 06.07.1965
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Prezervation (Album Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 01.01.1967
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Plays The Music Of Jerome Kern
Jazz - Erschienen bei Inner City Records am 01.01.1978
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Al Haig Quartet
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 01.07.1998
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Bebop Live
Al Haig, Peter King, Art Themen
Bebop - Erschienen bei Spotlite am 05.11.2004
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Jazz Will-O'-The Wisp
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Bebop Live - Part 1
Al Haig, Peter King, Art Themen
Bebop - Erschienen bei Spotlite am 22.10.2001
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Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 3
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Jazz Will-O-the-Wisp (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Satin Recordings am 10.06.2016
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Al Haig Trio & Sextets
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 09.05.2000
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The Magical Three: Al Haig, Lou Levy & Claude Williamson (All Tracks Remastered)
Al Haig, Lou Levy, Claude Williamson
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 14.05.2023
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If I Should Lose You / Taboo (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 14.05.2020
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The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
Bebop - Erschienen bei Millennium Digital Remaster am 17.10.2021
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Undecided / Woodyn' You (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 19.07.2020
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