Al Haig Catalog
1945 (age 23)
Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High (Savoy MG 12020)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.
NYC, May 11, 1945
G565A-1 | Salt Peanuts |
G568A-1 | Hot House |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts, vocals.
NYC, May 15, 1946
5498 | Oop Bop Sha Bam |
5500 | That's Earl, Brother |
Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning (Prestige P-24030)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocals #2.
NYC, May 11, 1945
1. G566A-1 | Shaw 'Nuff |
2. G567A-1 | Lover Man |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts, vocals.
NYC, May 15, 1946
5497 | One Bass Hit, Part 1 |
5499 | A Handfulla Gimme |
Charlie Parker - Birth Of The Bebop - Bird On Tenor 1943 (Stash ST-260)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
"Lincoln Square", NY, May 30, 1945
Sweet Georgia Brown (incomplete) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; unknown or Al Haig, piano; unknown, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
"Hotel Diplomat", NYC, early 1950
Billie's Bounce | |
Caravan | |
Drifting On A Reed |
** also issued on Stash ST-CD-260.
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 17 (Philology (It) W 847.2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Red Norvo, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
"Academy Of Music", Philadelphia, PA, June 5, 1945
Blue 'N' Boogie (incomplete) |
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker - Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 (Uptown UPCD 27.51)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, tenor sax #1,2,6,7; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums #1-5; Sid Catlett, drums #6,7.
"Town Hall", NYC, June 22, 1945
1. | Intro |
2. | Bebop |
3. | A Night In Tunisia |
4. | Groovin' High |
5. | Salt Peanuts |
6. | Hot House |
7. | 52nd Street Theme |
Charlie Parker - Yardbird In Lotus Land (Spotlite (E) SPJ 123)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, announcer.
AFRS Jubilee, NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1945
Dizzy Atmosphere | |
Shaw 'Nuff | |
Groovin' High |
1946
Charlie Parker - Rappin' With Bird (Meexa Discox 1776)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Charlie Parker, alto sax, vocals; Luckey Tompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
WEAF radio broadcast, "Billy Berg's Supper Club", Hollywood, CA, January 24, 1946
Salt Peanuts |
Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy's Delight (Phoenix Jazz LP 4)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Roy Hall, drums; + 6 strings, 4 woodwinds, a harp, a french horn, Johnny Richards, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, January or February, 1946
PAR-101-A | The Way You Look Tonight (as Part One) |
PAR-101-B | Why Do I Love You (as Part Two) |
PAR-102-A | Who (as Part Three) |
PAR-102-B | All The Things You Are (as Part Four) |
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Berman, Fats Navarro - Modern Jazz Trumpets (Spotlite (E) SPJ 132)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, vocals; Milt Jackson, vibes, vocals; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946
D1001-E | Confirmation |
D1002-E | Diggin' For Diz |
D1003-A | Dynamo A (as Dynamo) |
D1003-B | Dynamo B (as Dynamo A) |
D1004-E | When I Grow Too Old To Dream |
D1005-A | 'Round About Midnight |
D1005-B | - |
Dizzy Gillespie And Modern Trumpets (Dial LP 212)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, vocals; Milt Jackson, vibes, vocals; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Stan Levey, drums.: same session.
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946
D1004-B | When I Grow Too Old To Dream |
Dizzy Gillespie (RCA Victor LPV-530)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Don Byas, tenor sax #1,2; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Bill DeArango, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, February 22, 1946
1. D6VB1682-1 | 52nd Street Theme (take 1) |
2. D6VB1683-2 | Night In Tunisia (incomplete take) |
3. D6VB1685-2 | Anthropology (take 2) |
The Greatest Of Dizzy Gillespie (RCA Victor LPM-2398)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Don Byas, tenor sax #1-3; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Bill DeArango, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, February 22, 1946
1. D6VB1682-2 | 52nd Street Theme (take 2) |
2. D6VB1683-1 | Night In Tunisia (take 1) |
3. D6VB1684-1 | Ol' Man Rebop |
4. D6VB1685-1 | Anthropology (take 1) |
Ben Webster - Frog And Mule / Spang (Haven 805)
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Bill DeArango, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.
NYC, May 15, 1946
H1939 | Frog And Mule |
H1940 | Spang |
Ben Webster - Doctor Keets / Park And Tilford Blues (Haven 804)
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Bill DeArango, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums.: same session.
NYC, May 15, 1946
H1941 | Doctor Keets |
H1942 | Park And Tilford Blues |
Various Artists - The Complete Keynote Collection (Mercury (J) 18PJ-1051/71)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Stan Levey, drums; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals; Neal Hefti, arranger.
NYC, November 23, 1946
HL184-4 | A Cent And A Half |
HL185-1 | Perdido |
HL185-2 | - |
HL186-1 | Change Account |
HL186-2 | - |
HL187-2 | Gussie "G" |
HL187-3 | - |
Red Rodney, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.
NYC, January 29, 1947
HL196-2 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm |
HL197-1 | Elevation |
HL198-2 | Fine And Dandy |
HL198-3 | - |
HL199-2 | The Goof And I |
Fats Navarro Memorial, Vol. 2 - Nostalgia (Savoy MG 12133)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, December 18, 1946
S3367 | Calling Dr. Jazz |
S3368 | Fracture |
S3369 | Hollerin' And Screamin' |
S3370 | Stealin' Trash |
Various Artists - In The Beginning Bebop! (Savoy MG 12119)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Huey Long, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, December 20, 1946
S3371A | Just A Mystery |
S3372A | Red Pepper |
S3373 | Spinal |
S3374 | Maternity (as Lard Pot) |
1947
Various Artists - The Advance Guard Of The '40s (EmArcy MG-36016)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.
NYC, January 29, 1947
HL196-5 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm |
HL199-4 | The Goof And I |
Various Artists - Sax Sounds - Saxomaniac (Apollo ALP 477)
Eddie Davis, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; John Collins, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, April 12, 1947
A1206 | Lover |
A1207 | Licks A Plenty |
A1208 | Foxy |
A1209 | Sheila |
1948
Buddy Stewart - You Wear Love So Well / If Love Is Trouble (Sittin' In With 502)
Al Haig, piano; Don Russo or Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Buddy Stewart, vocals.
NYC, April, 1948
C-105 | You Wear Love So Well |
Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 2 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 140)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar #2,3; Don Russo or Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Buddy Stewart, vocals.
NYC, April, 1948
1. C-106 | If Love Is Trouble |
2. C-107 | Hee Haw |
3. C-108 | Laughing Boy |
Bennie Green, trombone; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Blossom Dearie, Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals; Gerry Mulligan, arranger.
NYC, May, 1948
C-130 | 4052 | Deedle (as Static) |
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.
NYC, fall 1948
4028 | Pogo Stick |
4029 | J-200 | Alley Talk (as Bowtie) |
4030 | The Way You Look Tonight |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar #1-4; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.
NYC, October 25 & 26, 1948
1. C-121-1 | Pardon My Bop I |
2. C-121-2 | Pardon My Bop II |
3. C-121-3 | Pardon My Bop III |
4. C-123 (alt. tk.) | Interlude In Bebop (as Bopelbath) |
5. C-124 (alt. tk.) | Diaper Pin (as Pinhead) |
Norman Faye, trumpet; Allen Eager or Al Epstein, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.
NYC, November 21, 1948
J-496 | Frosty (as Flugelbird) |
Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 1 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 139)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.
NYC, April, 1948
C-126 | Light Gray (as Dumpy) |
C-127 | Stoned (as Finsterness) |
C-128 | Matter And Mind (as Nothing) |
C-129 | The Toup |
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Dave Lambert, vocals.
NYC, late summer 1948
2047 | Bopelbaby |
John Hardee, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Norman "Tiny" Kahn, drums.
NYC, November 30, 1948
C-109 | Cobblestones |
C-110 | Prelude To A Kiss |
C-111 | Boppin' In B Flat |
C-112 | Man With A Horn |
Stan Getz - A Look At Yesterday (Mainstream 56025)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.
NYC, April, 1948
C-127 (alt. tk.) | Stoned (as Baldy) |
Bennie Green, trombone; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Blossom Dearie, Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals; Gerry Mulligan, arranger.
NYC, May, 1948
In The Merry Land Of Bop |
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar, vocals; Don Russo, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Terry Swope, vocals.
NYC, late summer 1948
J-142 | Haig 'N' Haig (aka In A Little Spanish Town (take 1)) (as Bopelbaby's) |
C-145 | Talk A Little Bop |
Kai Winding, trombone; Al Epstein, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals.
2046 | Bopelground |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar #1,2; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.
NYC, October 25 & 26, 1948
1. C-122 | As I Live And I Bop |
2. C-123 | Interlude In Bebop |
3. C-124 | Diaper Pin |
Kai Winding, trombone; Al Epstein, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums; Buddy Stewart, vocals.
NYC, October, 1948
C-140 | Hot Halavah (as Chloe) |
** also issued on Mainstream S/6025; Vogue (F) INT 40019; Mainstream MRL 364. America (F) AM 6159 as "Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Wardell Gray, Dave Lambert, Benny Green, Allen Eager - Yesterday".
Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes, Vol. 3 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 143)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar, vocals; Don Russo, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Terry Swope, vocals.
NYC, late summer 1948
C-143 | Always |
C-144 | In A Little Spanish Town |
Stan Getz, Paul Quinichette, Wardell Gray - A Look At Yesterday (Mainstream MDCD 722)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.
NYC, October 25 & 26, 1948
C-122 (alt. tk.) | As I Live And I Bop (as Bopcycle) |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years, Volume One (Savoy ZDS 4411)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Announcer | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker-talks | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- | |
- |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Announcer | |
- | |
- |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme, Announcer | |
Chasin' The Bird | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- |
Newly Discovered Sides By Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12186)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.: same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
F2504/F2505 | Groovin' High |
Big Foot (a/k/a Air Conditioning, Drifting On A Reed) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Hot House |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
Night In Tunisia |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
On A Slow Boat To China |
Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Ornithology (as Thriving On From A Riff) |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
Barbados |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
Half Nelson | |
Scrapple From The Apple |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
Cheryl | |
Chasin' The Bird |
The Comprehensive Charlie Parker - Live Performances, Volume I (ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-1)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Slow Boat To China (aka On A Slow Boat To China) |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
Half Nelson | |
White Christmas | |
Little Willie Leaps |
** also scheduled on ESP-Disk' ESP 3000.
** also issued on Base Record (It) ESP-BIRD-1. ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3000-2 as "Live Performances". ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 3000 as "Live Performances, Volume 1".
Charlie Parker On The Air, Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Salt Peanuts |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
Out Of Nowhere | |
How High The Moon |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years, Volume Two (Savoy ZDS 4412)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Jingle Bells, Announcers-Bob Garrity, Symphony Sid | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- | |
52nd Street Theme |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Auld Lang Syne, Announcer | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- | |
- | |
Announcers-Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid |
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, Charlie Ventura, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, Curly Russell, bass; Joe Harris, Shelly Manne, Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 8, 1949
Announcer | |
How High The Moon | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
1949
Charlie Parker - Broadcast Performances 1948-1949, Vol. 2 Of 14 Volumes (ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-2)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949
Bebop (aka Be-Bop) | |
Slow Boat To China (aka On A Slow Boat To China) | |
Ornithology | |
Groovin' High | |
East Of The Sun & West Of The Moon (aka East Of The Sun) | |
Cheryl |
** also scheduled on ESP-Disk' ESP 3001.
** also issued on Base Record (It) ESP-BIRD-2. ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3001-2 as "Broadcast Performances, Vol. 2". ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 3001 as "Live Performances, Volume 2".
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years, Volume Three (Savoy ZDS 4413)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.: same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 15, 1949
Announcer | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Announcer | |
Be-Bop | |
Announcer | |
Hot House |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 22, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Oop Bop Sh'bam | |
Announcer | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Announcer | |
Salt Peanuts | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 29, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Groovin' High | |
Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 5, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Announcer | |
Barbados | |
Announcer | |
Salt Peanuts | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer, At Conclusion Sid Is Heard Briefly With Dinah Washington |
Miles Davis - Nonet 1948-Jam 1949 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514)
Miles Davis, trumpet #1,2,5; Kai Winding, trombone #1,2,5; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet #1,2,5; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #1,2,5; Charlie Ventura, tenor, baritone sax #1-3,5; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
WPIX Studios, NYC, January 17, 1949
1. | The Squirrel |
2. | Anthropology |
3. | Body And Soul |
4. | Fine And Dandy |
5. | How High The Moon |
Dave Lambert - When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along / Beban Cubop (Capitol 60014)
Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Vidal Bolado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Dave Lambert, vocals; unidentified vocal group.
NYC, January 20, 1949
3401 | When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along |
3402 | Beban Cubop |
Dave Lambert - Hawaiian War Chant / Always (Capitol 60011)
Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Vidal Bolado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Dave Lambert, vocals; unidentified vocal group.: same session.
NYC, January 20, 1949
3403 | Hawaiian War Chant |
3404 | Always |
Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool (Capitol T-792)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 21, 1949
3395-3E | Jeru |
3396-3D | Move |
3398-1D | Hallucinations (aka Budo) |
** also issued on Capitol M-11026 as "Miles Davis And His Orchestra - The Complete Birth Of The Cool: Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 1".
Various Artists - Cool & Quiet (Capitol T-371)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, January 21, 1949
3397-2E | Godchild |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 1108)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Be-Bop |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
Groovin' High | |
Confirmation | |
Salt Peanuts |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years, Volume Four (Savoy ZDS 4414)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.: same session.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Commercial Break #1 | |
Commercial Break #2 |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocals; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
Deedle | |
Introductions By Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart | |
What's This | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 5, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Cheryl | |
Announcer | |
Anthropology | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Hurry Home | |
Deedle | |
Royal Roost Bop (All The Things You Are) | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
Announcer | |
Introduction By Charlie Parker | |
Announcer | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith - Alto Sax (Norgran MGN-1035)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos Vidal, bongos.
NYC, February-March, 1949
2542 | 292-3 | Cardboard |
** also issued on Verve MGV-8126.
Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 (Verve MGV-8009)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos Vidal, bongos.: same session.
NYC, February-March, 1949
2543-2 | 293-4 | Visa |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 5, 1949
2755-5 | 294-3 | Segment |
2756-5 | 295-5 | Passport (common) |
2757-4 | 296-3 | Diverse (as Segment) |
Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road (Jazz Showcase 5003)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Waldorf-Astoria Hotel", NYC, March 5, 1949
1. | Barbados |
2. | Anthropology |
Al Haig Trio And Sextets Featuring Stan Getz And Wardell Gray (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1929-2)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Terry Swope, vocals.
NYC, April, 1949
SR1382 | Sugar Hill (as Sugar Hill Bop) |
SR1381 | Five Star |
Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Paul Quinichette, Wardell Grey - Tenors Anyone? (Dawn DLP 1126)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, April, 1949
SR1384 | It's The Talk Of The Town |
SR1383 | In A Pinch |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Charlie Perry, drums; Carlos Vidal, conga drums.
NYC, May 12, 1949
SR1393 | Skull Buster |
SR1394 | Ante Room |
SR1395 | Poop Deck |
SR1396 | Pennies From Heaven |
Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC-512)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 5, 1949
2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare) |
** also issued on Clef MGC-512.
Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Bird In Paris CP 3)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
Salt Peanuts I | |
Barbados | |
52nd Street Theme I | |
Out Of Nowhere I | |
Salt Peanuts II | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Out Of Nowhere II | |
Wee (aka Allen's Alley) | |
52nd Street Theme II |
Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Big Chief, Russell Moore, trombone; Hubert Rostaing, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky, soprano sax; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, James Moody, tenor sax; Hazy Osterwald, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Toots Thielemans, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 15, 1949
Farewell Blues (as Blues) |
Charlie Parker In France 1949 (Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
Out Of Nowhere III | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Moose The Mooche | |
Hot House | |
I Got Rhythm (as Blues) | |
52nd Street Theme III |
same personnel.
"Colisee Movie Theatre", Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949
Ornithology | |
Out Of Nowhere | |
Cheryl | |
52nd Street Theme | |
Lover Man | |
Groovin' High | |
Half Nelson | |
52nd Street Theme (alternate take) |
Max Roach, Clifford Brown - 2 Giants (Vogue (F) LDA 16008)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
St3010 | Prince Albert |
St3011 | Baby Sis (as Maxology) |
St3013 | Maximum |
Al Haig Trio And Quintet (Prestige PR 7841)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
St3012 | Tomorrow (aka Yesterdays) |
Al Haig, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Lee Abrams as Lee Abrahams, drums.
NYC, March 13, 1954
Just One Of Those Things | |
PJ-1682 | Yardbird Suite |
Taboo | |
Mighty Like A Rose | |
Just You, Just Me (mistitled as Spotlight) | |
PJ-1680 | The Moon Is Yellow |
'Round About Midnight |
James Moody - In The Beginning - Jazz Legacy 47 (Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
St3014 | Ham And Haig (aka Hot House) |
Stan Getz Quartets (Prestige PRLP 7002)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
NYC, June 21, 1949
JRC24E | Indian Summer |
JRC25E | Long Island Sound |
JRC26D | Mar-Cia |
JRC27C | Crazy Chords |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, January 6, 1950
BL1202C | There's A Small Hotel |
BL1203A | Too Marvelous For Words |
BL1204B | I've Got You Under My Skin |
BL1205 | What's New |
** also issued on New Jazz NJLP 8214 as "Long Island Sound". Prestige PRLP 7256, PR 7337 as "Stan Getz Greatest Hits". Original Jazz Classics OJC-121, OJCCD-121-2.
Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz (Prestige PRLP 7013)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
NYC, June 21, 1949
JRC27B | JRC60 | Prezervation |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, January 6, 1950
JRC1210 | Intoit |
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7013 (later); Original Jazz Classics OJC-1726, OJCCD-1726-2 as "Miles Davis/Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims - Conception".
Danny Payne, Al Haig - Gee How You Thrill Me / Once In A While (Discovery 516)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Danny Payne, vocals.
NYC, July 14, 1949
D176 | Gee How You Thrill Me |
D179 | Once In A While |
Danny Payne, Al Haig - My Mother's Birthday / World Of My Own (Discovery 508)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Danny Payne, vocals.: same session.
NYC, July 14, 1949
D177 | My Mother's Birthday |
D178 | World Of My Own |
Junior Daniels, Al Haig - Autumn Serenade / The Lam Is Low (Discovery 507)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Junior Daniels, vocals.
NYC, July 15, 1949
D181 | Autumn Serenade |
D182 | The Lam Is Low |
Stan Getz With Al Haig - Prezervation (Prestige PR 7516)
Kai Winding, trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar #1,2, guitar, vocals #3,4; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Blossom Dearie, vocals #3,4.
NYC, July 28, 1949
1. hlo 1 | Pinch Bottle |
2. hlo 2 | Earless Engineering |
3. hlo 3 | Be Still, TV |
4. hlo 4 | Short P, Not LP |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Jr. Parker, vocals.
NYC, January 6, 1950
BL1200C | Stardust |
BL1201B | Goodnight, My Love |
Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, February 27, 1950
JRC1100C | Liza |
JRC1101C | Stars Fell On Alabama |
JRC1102C | Stairway To The Stars |
JRC1103A | Opus Caprice |
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-706-2.
Coleman Hawkins - The Big Head / Platinum Love (Mercury 8909x45)
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; John Collins, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, August 29, 1949
276-5 | The Big Head |
** reissue of Mercury 8909.
Coleman Hawkins - Skippy / There's A Small Hotel (Mercury 8912x45)
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; John Collins, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.: same session.
NYC, August 29, 1949
277-7 | Skippy |
** reissue of Mercury 8912.
Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura - Tenor Saxes (Norgran MGN-1034)
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; John Collins, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.: same session.
NYC, August 29, 1949
278-5 | Platinum Love |
279-6 | 63VK638 | There's A Small Hotel |
** also issued on Verve MGV-8125.
Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV-8230)
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; John Collins, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.: same session.
NYC, August 29, 1949
278-6 | Platinum Love |
Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy, Vol. II (Misterioso (E) MLP 1982)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35A | Wailing Wall |
JRC36B | Go |
JRC36E | - |
JRC37D | Infatuation |
JRC38D | Stop |
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, November 11, 1949
JRC46C | Twisted |
JRC47B | Southside |
JRC47C | - |
JRC47F | - |
Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy, Vol. I (Misterioso (E) MLP 1981)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35B | Wailing Wall |
JRC35C | - |
JRC36A | Go |
JRC36BC | - |
JRC36D | - |
JRC37A | Infatuation |
JRC37C | - |
JRC38A | Stop |
JRC38C | - |
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35D | Wailing Wall |
JRC36C | Go |
JRC37B | Infatuation |
JRC38B | Stop |
** also issued on Prestige PR 16002.
Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige P-24046)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35E | Wailing Wall |
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, November 11, 1949
JRC46D | Twisted |
Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Jack Parker, drums.
NYC, July 20, 1950
JRC99A | Mad Lad Returns |
Wardell Gray - Central Avenue (Prestige P-24062)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, November 11, 1949
JRC46A | Twisted |
JRC47G | Southside |
JRC48A | Easy Living |
Wardell Gray Quartet, Leo Parker Quartet - The Thin Man Meets Mad Lad (Misterioso (E) MLP 1983)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
NYC, November 11, 1949
JRC46B | Twisted |
JRC47A | Southside |
JRC47D | - |
Wardell Gray Memorial, Volume One (Prestige PRLP 7008)
Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
NYC, November 11, 1949
JRC46E | Twisted |
JRC47E | Southside |
JRC48B | Easy Living |
JRC49A | Sweet Lorraine |
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC-050.
** part of Prestige PR 7343 as "Wardell Gray Memorial Album".
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 2 (Philology (It) 214 W 12)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Pershing Hotel", Chicago, IL, November, 1949
I Cover The Waterfront | |
- | |
Confirmation | |
- | |
Now's The Time | |
- | |
Air Conditioning (Big Foot) | |
Perdido | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (into) | |
Ruby, My Dear | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (into) | |
Ruby, My Dear | |
Wee | |
- |
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 3 (Philology (It) 214 W 15)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Pershing Hotel", Chicago, IL, November, 1949
Hot House (Short) | |
Hot House (Long) | |
Cheryl (Short) | |
Cheryl (Long) | |
I Can't Get Started (Short) | |
I Can't Get Started (Long) | |
Groovin' High (Short) | |
Groovin' High (Long) |
Various Artists - Stars Of Modern Jazz Concert At Carnegie Hall (IAJRC 20)
Kai Winding, trombone #1,2; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, December 24, 1949
1. | Always |
2. | Sweet Miss |
3. | Long Island Sound |
Charlie Parker - Dance Of The Infidels (S.C.A.M. JPG 1)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
"The Stars Of Modern Jazz", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, December 24, 1949
Ornithology | |
Cheryl | |
Ko-Ko | |
Bird Of Paradise | |
Now's The Time |
1950
Stan Getz & Friends - Early Getz (Prestige P-24088)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, January 6, 1950
BL1204A | I've Got You Under My Skin (alternate take) |
Herbie Steward (Vogue (E) EPV 1085)
Herbie Steward, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Curly Russell, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, January 17, 1950
R1017 | Medicine Man |
R1018 | Passport To Pimlico |
Herbie Steward - 'Tain't No Use / Sinbad The Tailor (Roost 510)
Herbie Steward, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Curly Russell, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
NYC, January 17, 1950
R1019 | 'Tain't No Use |
R1020 | Sinbad The Tailor |
** also issued on Gazell (Swd) 202?.
Mary Ann McCall - I Cried For You / Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Roost 514)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax, arranger; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Jeff Morton, drums; Mary Ann McCall, vocals.
NYC, February 1, 1950
R1021 | I Cried For You |
R1024 | Until The Real Thing Comes Along |
Mary Ann McCall - The Sky Is Crying / After I Say I'm Sorry (Roost 511)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax, arranger; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Jeff Morton, drums; Mary Ann McCall, vocals.: same session.
NYC, February 1, 1950
R1022 | The Sky Is Crying |
R1023 | After I Say I'm Sorry |
Charlie Parker Live Birdland 1950 (EPM Musique (F) FDC 5710)
Red Rodney, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
"Birdland", NYC, February 14, 1950
Hot House | |
Out Of Nowhere | |
Visa / 52nd Street Theme | |
Anthropology / Wee | |
What's New | |
Little Willie Leaps | |
Yesterdays / 52nd Street Theme | |
Dizzy Atmosphere | |
Perdido (as Wahoo) | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Wee | |
52nd Street Theme | |
Slow Boat To China | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
52nd Street Theme |
Charlie Parker - Bird At St. Nick's (Jazz Workshop JWS 500)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
52nd Street Theme I | |
Ornithology | |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
Embraceable You | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Hot House | |
Now's The Time | |
Visa | |
Star Eyes | |
Confirmation | |
Out Of Nowhere | |
What's New | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | |
I Cover The Waterfront | |
52nd Street Theme II |
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6012, LP 86012; Original Jazz Classics OJC-041, OJCCD-041-2; America (F) 30 AM 6062.
Charlie Parker At The Apollo Theater And St. Nick's Arena (Zim ZM 1007)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
"St. Nicholas Arena", NYC, February 18, 1950
52nd Street Theme III | |
Perdido | |
I Can't Get Started | |
52nd Street Theme IV | |
Anthropology | |
52nd Street Theme V | |
Groovin' High | |
52nd Street Theme VI | |
Cheryl |
Leo Parker Quartet, Al Haig Trio, Zoot Sims Quartet - Mad Lad Returns (Misterioso (E) MLP 1984)
Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, February 27, 1950
1100 | Liza (false start) |
- | - |
- | Liza |
1103 | Opus Caprice (false start) |
- | - |
- | - |
- | Opus Caprice |
- | - |
- | - |
1102 | Stairway To The Stars (false start) |
- | - |
Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums #1,2; Jack Parker, drums #3-5.
NYC, July 20, 1950
1. JRC95A | Mona Lisa |
2. JRC97A | Darn That Dream |
3. JRC99B | Mad Lad Returns |
4. JRC99C | - |
5. JRC99D | - |
Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings (Roost 7243 8 59622 2 6)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, May 17, 1950
R1029 | On The Alamo |
R1034 | You Go To My Head |
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.
"Storyville Club", Boston, MA, October 28, 1951
Signal (alternate take) | |
Budo (alternate take) | |
Wildwood |
Stan Getz - The Getz Age (Roost RLP 2258)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, May 17, 1950
R1029 (alt. tk.) | On The Alamo |
Stan Getz - The Sound (Roost RLP 2207)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
NYC, May 17, 1950
R1030 | Gone With The Wind |
R1031 | Yesterdays |
R1032 | Sweety Pie |
R1035 | Hershey Bar |
Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 (Grotto 495)
Kenny Dorham, possibly Red Rodney, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
broadcast, "Cafe Society", NYC, June-July, 1950
52nd Street Theme I | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
52nd Street Theme II |
Charlie Parker - Ballads And Birdland (Klacto (E) MG 101)
Kenny Dorham, possibly Red Rodney, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
broadcast, "Cafe Society", NYC, June-July, 1950
Just Friends II | |
April In Paris II | |
Medley I: Bewitched / Summertime | |
Medley II: I Cover The Waterfront / Gone With The Wind | |
Easy To Love | |
52nd Street Theme IV |
Charlie Parker - Just Friends (S.C.A.M. JPG 4)
Kenny Dorham, possibly Red Rodney, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.: same session.
broadcast, "Cafe Society", NYC, June-July, 1950
Just Friends III | |
April In Paris III | |
Moose The Mooche | |
52nd Street Theme V |
Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50 (Prestige P-24081)
Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums #1,3,4; Jack Parker, drums #2.
NYC, July 20, 1950
1. JRC95B | Mona Lisa |
2. JRC96A | Who's Mad? |
3. JRC97B | Darn That Dream |
4. JRC98B | I Cross My Fingers |
Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings (Charlie Parker CP 513)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig or Bernie Leighton, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; 1 oboe, 3 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 harp, Jimmy Mundy, arranger.
"Apollo Theater", NYC, August 22, 1950
Repetition I | |
April In Paris I | |
Easy To Love I | |
What Is This Thing Called Love I |
same personnel.
"Apollo Theater", NYC, August 23, 1950
Repetition II | |
Repetition III | |
April In Paris II | |
April In Paris III | |
Easy To Love II | |
What Is This Thing Called Love II | |
What Is This Thing Called Love III |
Charlie Parker - Bird With Strings Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall And Birdland (Columbia JC 34832)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig or Bernie Leighton, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; 1 oboe, 3 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 harp, Jimmy Mundy, arranger.: same session.
"Apollo Theater", NYC, August 23, 1950
Easy To Love III |
Norman Granz' Jazz Concert #1 (Norgran MG JC #1)
Tommy Mace, oboe; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Ted Bloom, Sam Kaplan, Stan Karpenia, violin; Dave Uchitel, viola; Bill Rundy, cello; Wallace McManus, harp; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 16, 1950
What Is This Thing Called Love | |
April In Paris | |
Repetition | |
Easy To Love | |
Rocker (aka I'll Remember April) |
** originally scheduled on Norgran MGN-3501-2.
** also issued on Verve MGV-8189-2 as "Various Artists - Midnight Jazz At Carnegie Hall".
Charlie Parker - Apartment Jam Sessions (Zim ZM 1006)
John Nielson, trumpet; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Joe Maini, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; unknown, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
probably NYC, circa 1950
Half Nelson | |
Cherokee | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Star Eyes |
1951
Stan Getz At Storyville (Roost RLP 2209)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.
"Storyville Club", Boston, MA, October 28, 1951
Thou Swell | |
The Song Is You | |
Mosquito Knees | |
Pennies From Heaven | |
Move | |
Parker 51 |
Stan Getz At Storyville, Vol. 2 (Roost RLP 2225)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.: same session.
"Storyville Club", Boston, MA, October 28, 1951
Hershey Bar | |
Rubberneck | |
Signal | |
Everything Happens To Me | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | |
Yesterdays | |
Budo |
Billie Holiday, Stan Getz - Billie And Stan (Dale LP 25)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums; Billie Holiday, vocals.
broadcast, "Storyville Club", Boston, MA, October 29, 1951
You're Driving Me Crazy | |
Lover Come Back To Me | |
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do |
Billie Holiday - The Lady Lives (ESP-Disk' ESP 3002)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums; Billie Holiday, vocals.
broadcast, "Storyville Club", Boston, MA, October 29, 1951
He's Funny That Way | |
Billie's Blues |
** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESP 3002 (later); Base Record (It) ESP 3002 as "Lady Lives, Volume 1: Broadcast Performances 1949-1953". ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3002-2, (US) ESP 3002 as "Broadcast Performances, Vol. 1".
1952 (age 30)
Harry Babasin, Sonny Criss, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Laurance Marable - Inglewood Jam 6-16-52 (Jazz Chronicles JCS-102)
Chet Baker, trumpet; Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Harry Babasin, bass, leader; Lawrence Marable, drums.
"Trade Winds", Inglewood, CA, June 16, 1952
The Squirrel | |
Irresistible You (as They Didn't Believe Me) | |
Liza |
** also issued on Jazz Showcase 5007 as "Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Sonny Criss - On The Coast". Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-407, FSR-CD 359 as "Charlie Parker, Chet Baker - Bird And Chet: Inglewood Jam: Live At The Trade Winds 16 June 1952".
Al Haig - Live In Hollywood (Xanadu 206)
Chet Baker, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Dave Bryant, bass; Larry Bunker, drums; with Sonny Criss, alto sax #1,6,7; Jack Montrose, tenor sax #1,2,6; Les Thompson, harmonica #4; added Ted Ottison, trumpet #5,7.
"Trade Winds", Inglewood, CA, August 4, 1952
1. | There'll Never Be Another You |
2. | Bernie's Tune |
3. | My Old Flame |
4. | Avalon |
5. | I'll Remember April |
6. | How High The Moon |
7. | Sweet Georgia Brown |
Al Haig - Inglewood Jam 1952 (Interplay (J) ABCJ-537)
Al Haig, piano; Gil Beacon, bass; Dick Staton, drums; with Chet Baker, Jack Sheldon, trumpet; Art Pepper, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax; Harry Babasin, bass; and others.
"Trade Winds", Inglewood, CA, August, 1952
On The Alamo | |
Crazy Rhythm | |
I Remember You |
Various Artists - Jazz Pianists Galore (Pacific Jazz JWC-506)
Al Haig, piano; Harry Babasin, bass, cello; Larry Bunker, drums, vibes.
Los Angeles, CA, September 6, 1952
Taking A Chance On Love |
** also issued on World Pacific JWC-506.
Harry Babasin - How About You / Saunders Meanders (Pacific Jazz 603)
Bob Enevoldsen, tenor sax, valve trombone, bass; Al Haig, piano; Harry Babasin, bass, cello; Larry Bunker, drums, vibes.
Los Angeles, CA, September 6, 1952
PJ-210-4 | How About You |
PJ-213-5 | Saunders Meanders |
1953
Al Haig=Lee Konitz - The Sessions, Vol. 1 (Vantage (J) NLP-5006)
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Don Bagley, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
"The Clef", Hollywood, CA, January 11, 1953
Billie's Bounce | |
The Way You Look Tonight | |
Half Nelson | |
I Can't Get Started / Theme |
** also issued on Interplay (J) ABCJ-526 as "Al Haig - Cleff Session 1953".
Al Haig 1953 (PJL (J) MTCJ-1040)
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Richie Kamuca, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Don Bagley, bass; Stan Levey, drums.: same session.
"The Clef", Hollywood, CA, January 11, 1953
Good Bait | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
I'll Remember April |
The Quartet Of Charlie Parker - Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve MGV-8005)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953
1246-1 | Chi-Chi |
1246-3 | - |
1246-6 | - |
1247-1 | I Remember You |
1248-1 | Now's The Time |
1249-3 | Confirmation |
** also issued on ARS G-441 as "Now's The Time Featuring Charlie Parker".
The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953
1246-2 | Chi-Chi |
1246-5 | - |
1249-1 | Confirmation |
1249-2 | - |
The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953
1246-4 | Chi-Chi (alternate take) |
1954
Al Haig - Jazz Will-O-The-Wisp (Counterpoint CPT-551)
Al Haig, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Lee Abrams, drums.
NYC, March 13, 1954
Autumn In New York | |
Isn't It Romantic | |
They Can't Take That Away From Me | |
Royal Garden Blues | |
Don't Blame Me | |
Moonlight In Vermont | |
If I Should Lose You | |
April In Paris | |
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | |
Body And Soul | |
Gone With The Wind | |
My Old Flame | |
On The Alamo |
** also issued on Everest FS 293 as "Jazz Will-O'-The-Wisp". Xtra (E) 1125 as "Jazz Will O' The Wisp".
Various Artists - Piano - The Many Faces Of Jazz, Vol. 3 (Mode (F) CMDINT 9515)
Al Haig, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Lee Abrams as Lee Abrahams, drums.
NYC, March 13, 1954
S'Wonderful |
Al Haig Quartet (Period SPL 1104)
Al Haig, piano; Benny Weeks, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Phil Brown, drums.
NYC, September, 1954
Sweet Lorraine | |
Tea For Two | |
You Go To My Head | |
You Stepped Out Of A Dream | |
Undecided | |
The Man I Love | |
Woody'n You | |
Stella By Starlight | |
Someone To Watch Over Me |
Clifford Brown, Chet Baker - Trumpet Geniuses Of Fifties - Black And White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214 W 13)
Chet Baker, trumpet; Phil Urso, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Carson Smith, bass; Bob Neel, drums.
television broadcast, "Tonight Show", NYC, December, 1954
Makin' Whoopee | |
Motel |
1956
Phil Woods/Donald Byrd - The Young Bloods (Prestige PRLP 7080)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 2, 1956
1007 | Once More |
1008 | House Of Chan |
1009 | In Walked George |
1010 | Lover Man |
1011 | Dewey Square |
1012 | Dupeltook |
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1732, OJCCD-1732-2.
** part of Prestige P-24066 as "Donald Byrd - House Of Byrd".
1958
Chet Baker In New York (Riverside RLP 12-281)
Chet Baker, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax #1,3,5; Al Haig, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
NYC, September, 1958
1. | Fair Weather |
2. | Polka Dots And Moonbeams |
3. | Hotel 49 |
4. | Solar |
5. | Blue Thoughts |
6. | When Lights Are Low |
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1119; Original Jazz Classics OJC-207, OJCCD-207-2. Jazzland JLP 88, JLP 988 as "Polka Dots And Moonbeams".
Various Artists - New Blue Horns (Riverside RLP 12-294)
Chet Baker, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
NYC, September, 1958
Soft Winds |
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1134; Original Jazz Classics OJC-256, OJCCD-256-2.
1965 (age 43)
Al Haig Today! (Mint AL 711)
Al Haig, piano; Ed DeHaas, bass; Jim Kappes, drums.
NYC, July 6, 1965
Bag's Groove | |
The Good Life | |
You Don't Know What Love Is | |
Satin Doll | |
Bluesette | |
Thrio | |
Brother, Where Are You | |
Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
Willow Weep For Me | |
Saudade |
** also issued on DIW (J) DIW-331; Soundhills (J) FSCD-2006.
1974 (age 52)
Al Haig Trio - Invitation (Spotlite (E) SPJLP 4 (AH 4))
Al Haig, piano; Gilbert 'Bibi' Rovere, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, England, January 7, 1974
Holyland | |
Invitation | |
Enigma | |
Sawbo City Blues | |
If You Could See Me Now | |
Sambalhasa | |
Daydream | |
Linear Motion |
** also issued on Spotlite (J) TOCJ-6213, (E) SPJ 604 CD; somethin'else (J) TOCJ-5525.
Al Haig Trio - Invitation (somethin'else (J) TOCJ-5525)
Al Haig, piano; Gilbert 'Bibi' Rovere, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.: same session.
Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, England, January 7, 1974
No Stranger Love | |
Sweet And Lovely | |
Wave | |
You Are My Everything | |
Have You Met Miss Jones |
** reissue of Spotlite (E) SPJLP 4 (AH 4) + 5 bonus tracks.
Al Haig-Jimmy Raney Quartet - Special Brew (Spotlite (E) SPJLP 8)
Al Haig, acoustic, electric piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Wilbur Little, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
CBS Studios, NYC, November 27, 1974
Freedom Jazz Dance | |
We'll Be Together | |
Marmaduke | |
Dolphin Dance | |
Blues For Alice | |
Shaw 'Nuff | |
Don't You Know I Care | |
Just Friends |
** also issued on Spotlite (J) TOCJ-6215.
Al Haig - 'Round About Midnight (Interplay IP2001)
Al Haig, piano; Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Radio Stations in Sweden, 1974
Have You Met Miss Jones? | |
Chelsea Bridge | |
Enigma | |
Confirmation | |
Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
'Round About Midnight | |
Wave |
1975
Al Haig, Jimmy Raney - Strings Attached (Choice CRS 1010)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums; + Doug Raney, guitar #4.
MacDonald Studio, Sea Cliff, NY, March 27, 1975
1. | Dolphin Dance |
2. | Enigma |
3. | Invitation |
4. | You Came To Me From Out Of Nowhere |
5. | Freedom Jazz Dance |
6. | 'Round Midnight |
** also issued on Choice (J) TKCB-71221, (J) ABCJ-146.
Al Haig, Jimmy Raney - Strings Attached (Choice (J) TKCB-71221)
Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
MacDonald Studio, Sea Cliff, NY, March 27, 1975
Watch What Happens | |
Get Out Of Town | |
I Love You |
** reissue of Choice CRS 1010 + 3 bonus tracks.
Al Haig Trio - Chelsea Bridge (East Wind (J) EW-8023)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, July 7 & 8, 1975
Sweet And Lovely | |
Maoco | |
How Insensitive | |
Chelsea Bridge | |
Dolphin Dance | |
Love Will Find A Way | |
Lush Life | |
We'll Be Together |
** also issued on East Wind (J) UCCJ-9070.
1976
Al Haig - Piano Interpretation (SeaBreeze SB-1001)
Al Haig, piano.
United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 24 & 25, 1976
Here's That Rainy Day | |
Don't You Know I Care | |
Lament | |
Joanne | |
Summertime | |
Bess, You Is My Woman |
same personnel.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, June 21, 1976
In Your Own Sweet Way | |
Never Let Me Go |
** also issued on Spotlite (E) SPJLP 14 as "Solitaire".
Al Haig - Piano Interpretations (Solo Piano) +1 (Interplay (J) ABCJ-528)
Al Haig, piano.: same personnel.
United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 24 & 25, 1976
Exit Ellington |
Al Haig - Piano Time (SeaBreeze SB-1006)
Al Haig, piano.: same session.
United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, February 24 & 25, 1976
Bess, You Is My Woman (alternate take) | |
Summertime (alternate take) | |
Willow Weep For Me | |
I Should Care |
same personnel.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, June 21, 1976
How Deep Is The Ocean | |
I Can't Get Started | |
Nuages | |
Violets For Your Furs | |
Easy To Remember |
Al Haig - Duke 'N' Bird (East Wind (J) EW-8052)
Al Haig, piano.: same personnel.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, May 6, 1976
Duke Ellington Medley: Prelude To A Kiss | |
Duke Ellington Medley: I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | |
Duke Ellington Medley: Sophisticated Lady | |
Duke Ellington Medley: In A Sentimental Mood | |
Charlie Parker Medley: Yardbird Suite | |
Charlie Parker Medley: Lover Man | |
Charlie Parker Medley: I Remember You | |
Charlie Parker Medley: Embraceable You |
** also issued on East Wind (J) UCCJ-9069.
Al Haig - Interplay (SeaBreeze SB-1005)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass.
United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, November 16, 1976
How Deep Is The Ocean | |
Passion Flower | |
All The Things You Are | |
Warm Valley | |
Milestones | |
Prelude To A Kiss | |
Love Walked In | |
Star Eyes |
** also issued on Interplay (J) TKCZ-79514, ABCJ-81 as "Milestones".
1977
Al Haig - Serendipity (Interplay IP-7713)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, February 18, 1977
I Love You | |
In A Sentimental Mood | |
I've Got Something For You | |
All Blues | |
Along Came Betty | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also issued on Interplay (J) CEJC00242, CECC00281, TKCZ-79069 as "I Love You". Interplay (J) ABCJ-590. Interplay (J) TKJV-19061 as "Al Haig Trio - I Love You".
Al Haig Trio And Quartet - Manhattan Memories (SeaBreeze SB-1008)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.: same session.
RCA Studios, NYC, February 18, 1977
Tea Dreams | |
I'll Keep Loving You | |
Come Sunday |
Al Haig, piano; Eddie Diehl, guitar; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, July 12, 1977
Manhattan Memories | |
My Little Brown Book | |
Voices Within Me | |
Nuages |
Al Haig - A Portrait Of Bud Powell (Interplay IP-7707)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, July 11, 1977
Bouncing With Bud | |
Celia | |
Reets And I | |
Strictly Confidential | |
I'll Keep Loving You | |
Dance Of Infidels |
** also issued on Interplay (J) TKCZ-79063, ABCJ-66.
Al Haig - A Portrait Of Bud Powell (Interplay (J) TKCZ-79063)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.: same session.
RCA Studios, NYC, July 11, 1977
I'll Keep Loving You (alternate take) | |
Strictly Confidential (alternate take) |
** reissue of Interplay IP-7707 + 2 bonus tracks.
Al Haig - Reminiscence (Progressive (J) UPS-2288-G)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.: same personnel.
Downtown Sound Studio, NYC, July 22, 1977
Marmaduke | |
Shaw 'Nuff | |
Enigma | |
Blues For Alice | |
Ornithology | |
Blue Bird | |
Day Dream | |
Line For Lhasa |
** also issued on Progressive (J) KUX-47-G, (J) ULS-1675-G, (J) CECC00356. Progressive PCD-7024 as "Ornithology".
Al Haig - Ornithology (Progressive PCD-7024)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.: same session.
Downtown Sound Studio, NYC, July 22, 1977
Body And Soul |
** reissue of Progressive (J) UPS-2288-G as "Reminiscence" + 1 bonus track.
Jon Eardley, Al Haig - Stablemates (Spotlite (E) SPJLP 11)
Jon Eardley, trumpet, flugelhorn; Art Themen, tenor sax #1,2,4-6; Al Haig, piano; Daryl Runswick, bass; Allan Ganley, drums.
London, England, September 16, 1977
1. | Tangerine |
2. | Speak Low |
3. | 'Round Midnight |
4. | Embraceable You |
5. | Don't Blame Me |
6. | Love Walked In |
Al Haig - Al In Paris (Musica (F) MUS. 3030)
Al Haig, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass.
Paris, France, September 23, 1977
On Green Dolphin Street | |
Round About Midnight | |
Milestones | |
Swbhanas Blues | |
Have You Met Miss Jones | |
You Go To My Head | |
Polka Dots And Moonbeams | |
Star Eyes |
Al Haig - Parisian Thoroughfare (Musica (F) MUS. 3035)
Al Haig, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass.: same session.
Paris, France, September 23, 1977
The Fruit | |
All The Things You Are | |
Parisian Thoroughfare | |
Easy To Remember | |
Don't Blame Me | |
Wail | |
Did I Remember | |
We Two | |
Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess | |
Rapsodie Sur Un Theme De Paganini |
Dexter Gordon Quartet - Espace Cardin 1977 (Elemental Music (Eu) 5990431)
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax #1,3-5, soprano sax #2; Al Haig, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
"Espace Pierre Cardin (Theatre De La Ville)", Paris, France, September 25, 1977
1. | Sticky Wicket |
2. | A La Modal |
3. | Body And Soul |
4. | Antabus |
5. | Oleo |
6. | 'Round Midnight |
** reissue of Elemental Music (Eu) 5990531 + 2 bonus tracks.
Various Artists - I Remember Bebop (Columbia C2 35381)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.
CBS Recording Studios, NYC, November 2-5, 1977
A Night In Tunisia (solo) | |
Con Alma (solo) | |
Be-Bop (solo) | |
Salt Peanuts (solo) |
Various Artists - They All Played Bebop (Columbia C2 38039)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.: same session.
CBS Recording Studios, NYC, November 2-5, 1977
Woody'n You | |
Con Alma | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
I Waited For You (solo) |
1978
Al Haig - Lament (Interplay IP2002)
Al Haig, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Tony Mann, drums.
live in Manchester, England, August 28, 1978
Lament | |
All Too Soon | |
Flamingo | |
Embraceable You / In Your Own Sweet Way | |
Lush Life | |
Laura | |
Autumn In New York |
Al Haig/Jamil Nasser Combo - Expressly Ellington (Spotlite (E) SPJLP 20)
Art Themen, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Tony Mann, drums.
R.G. Jones Studios, Wimbledon, London, England, October 14, 1978
Just Squeeze Me | |
Body And Soul | |
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | |
Lush Life | |
Perdido | |
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | |
Flamingo | |
Sophisticated Lady |
** also issued on Spotlite (J) TOCJ-6214.
Al Haig Trio - A Portrait Of Bud Powell Live (Interplay (J) ABCJ-518)
Al Haig, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Tony Mann, drums.
live in Manchester, England, October, 1978
Un Poco Loco | |
Hallucinations | |
Strictly Confidential | |
All The God's Chillum Got Rhythm | |
I'll Remember April | |
Tempus Fugit |
Al Haig Trio - Un Poco Loco (Spotlite (J) TOCJ-66024)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Tony Mann, drums.
live in London, England, circa late 1978
Confirmation | |
Naima | |
All Blues | |
Laura | |
Voices Spark Within Me | |
Never Let Me Go | |
How Deep Is The Ocean | |
Un Poco Loco | |
The Theme |
** also issued on Spotlite (E) SPJ 701 CD.
Al Haig Plays The Music Of Jerome Kern (Trio (J) PAP-9135)
Al Haig, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; with Helen Merrill, vocals #9.
Downtown Sound Studio, NYC, 1978
1. | The Way You Look Tonight |
2. | Yesterdays |
3. | Dearly Beloved |
4. | Can I Forget You |
5. | I'm Old Fashioned |
6. | All The Things You Are |
7. | The Song Is You |
8. | The Folks Who Live On The Hill |
9. | They Didn't Believe Me |
** also issued on Inner City IC 1073; Dan (J) TKCB-70723; Art Union (J) ABCJ-289.
1980
Al Haig - Blue Manhattan (Bopland (J) K26P-6309)
Al Haig, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 4, 1980
Un Poco Loco | |
Nuages | |
Blue Manhattan | |
Land Of Living Dead | |
Footprints | |
Barcelona |
** also issued on Interplay (J) CECC00623; M&I (J) MYCJ-30377. Interplay (J) TKCZ-79513 as "Al Haig Trio - Blue Manhattan".
Al Haig - Blue Manhattan (Interplay (J) CECC00623)
Al Haig, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Frank Gant, drums.: same session.
RCA Studios, NYC, January 4, 1980
Impressions | |
Loner |
** reissue of Bopland (J) K26P-6309 + 2 bonus tracks.
1982 (aged 60)
University College School All Stars - Bebop Live (Blue) (Spotlite (E) SPJLP 23)
Art Themen, soprano, tenor sax; Peter King, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Allan Ganley, drums.
"University College School", Hampstead, London, England, May 27, 1982
Bags' Groove | |
Laura | |
Lover Man | |
Straight, No Chaser | |
Night In Tunisia | |
Birks' Works | |
Theme |
** also issued on Spotlite (E) SPJ 623 CD, (J) TOCJ-6217.
University College School All Stars - Bebop Live (Red) (Spotlite (E) SPJ 303 CD)
Art Themen, soprano, tenor sax; Peter King, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Allan Ganley, drums.: same session.
"University College School", Hampstead, London, England, May 27, 1982
Ornithology | |
Well, You Needn't | |
Ruby, My Dear | |
Star Eyes | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Theme |