The story
American jazz pianist and one of the pioneers of bebop
Born July 19, 1922 in Newark, New Jersey, died November 16, 1982 in New York City, New York (heart attack)
Haig began to perform with and in 1945 [2], and recorded under Gillespie from 1945 to 1946, as a member of in 1946 (also featuring ), and in 1947, under Parker from 1948 to 1950, and under from 1949 to 1951. The Gillespie quintet, which included Haig, recorded four 78 r.p.m. sides for in May 1945 which are regarded as the first recordings to demonstrate all elements of the mature bebop style. He was part of the nonet on the first session of ' "Birth of the Cool". Although Haig became known for his bebop style, he in fact spent much of his career playing in non-jazz contexts.
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