Al Haig
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Like many of his fellow jazz musicians, Al Haig learned to play the piano in middle school. When the war broke out, he was drafted into the military band from 1942 to 1944. After completing his limited military service, he played in Boston. In 1945, he was hired by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and appeared on historic recording sessions, such as âSalt Peanuts, â âHot House, â and âLover Man.â A regular on New Yorkâs 52nd Street, this pianistâa pillar of bebop alongside Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Duke Jordan, Thelonious Monk, and John Lewis, disappeared from the jazz scene between 1950 and 1970 (except for a few rare appearances with Dizzy Gillespie in 1956 and Chet Baker in 1954). After this hiatus, Al Haig performed mostly as a soloist in clubs and toured Europe a few times between 1977 and 1980. Al Haig is somewhat of a forgotten pianist from the bebop era. He was the first white bebop pianist.
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- What's New? featuring Al Haig
- Hotel 49 featuring Johnny Griffin
- Dearly Beloved
- Holyland
- Invitation
- Blue Thoughts featuring Johnny Griffin
- Move featuring Al Haig
- Sambalhasa
- Linear Motion
- Solar featuring Johnny Griffin
- Spotlight
- Sawbo City Blues
- Dizzy Gillespie: Saltpeanuts
- There's a Small Hotel featuring Al Haig
- If You Could See Me Now
- Dizzy Gillespie: Be - Bop
- Dizzy Gillespie: Con Alma
- Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Tunisia
- Godchild featuring Al Haig
- Salt Peanuts by Al Haig
- All The Things You Are
- Stardust featuring Al Haig
- Love Man featuring Al Haig
- Hot House by Al Haig
