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| 1. | Yardbird Suite
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| 2. | Mighty Like A Rose
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| 3. | Just One Of Those Things
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| 4. | Taboo
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| 5. | 'S Wonderful
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| 6. | Just You, Just Me&
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| 7. | The Moon Is Yellow
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| 8. | 'Round About Midnight
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| 9. | Autumn In New York
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| 10. | Isn't It Romantic
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| 11. | They Can't Take That Away From Me
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| 12. | Royal Garden Blues
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| 13. | Don't Blame Me
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| 14. | Moonlight In Vermont
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| 15. | If I Should Lose You
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| 16. | April In Paris
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| 17. | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
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| 18. | Body And Soul
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| 19. | Gone With The Wind
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| 20. | My Old Flame
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| 21. | On The Alamo
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| 22. | Taking A Chance On Love (*)
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Jazz / Bop
Recorded in New York City, March 13, 1954
Al Haig (p), Bill Crow (b), Lee Abrams (d)
Tracks 13, 16, & 20: Piano Solo
(*) Bonus Track:
Recorded in Los Angeles, on September 6, 1952
Al Haig (p), Harry Babasin (b), Larry Bunker (d)
Al Haig (1924-1982) was still on his twenties when he became one of the first influential bebop pianists, having played in the Forties in groups led by Diz, Bird, Wardell Gray, and Stan Getz among others. Haig’s was a singing approach to the piano as well as a swinging one. He played with unusual sensitivity and taste, always lightly energized by an easily flowing pulsation. Al was no stomper, but he was far from fragile. This long one-day session was originally produced by Henri Renaud, the French jazz pianist, when he visited New York in the very early part of 1954. Al’s melodic improvisations get firm, unobtrusive support from drummer Lee Abrams, and bassist Bill Crow. This set was especially valuable because, in the early Fifties,Haig had been all-too-infrequently heard on records and, at 31, he proved he still had an important place in the modern jazz field.
Al Haig
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Jul 22, 1922 in Newark, NJ
Died: Nov 16, 1982 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
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, All Music Guide |
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