Al Haig - 1954 - Al Haig Quartet (1991) FLAC

Al Haig - 1954 - Al Haig Quartet (1991)

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.

Track list:
01 - Sweet Lorraine
02 - Tea For Two
03 - You Go To My Head
04 - You Stepped Out Of A Dream
05 - Undecided
06 - The Man I Love
07 - Woodyn' You
08 - Stella By Starlight
09 - Someone To Watch Over Me

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