''Al Haig Trio'' is a 1954 jazz album released by Al Haig on the Esoteric records label; in later rereleases it is therefore often known as ''Esoteric'' or ''The Al Haig Trio Esoteric''.

Background

The album is notable as being one of three that Haig released as leader in 1954, the final year of his first period of success. There followed some twenty years of obscurity, broken in the later 1970s, when he was finally recognised as an important pioneer of bebop, and began to be recorded again. This album contains thirteen sides, and was awarded a crown in Cook and Morton's '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz''.Richard Cook & Brian Morton. ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD'' sixth edition. London: Penguin Books, 2002.

Track listing

#" Autumn in New York" (5:17) #" Isn't It Romantic?" (3:38) #"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2:52) #"

Royal Garden Blues "Royal Garden Blues" is a blues song composed by Clarence Williams and Spencer Williams in 1919. Popularized in jazz by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band,

" (2:44) #"Don't Blame Me" (2:46) #"Moonlight in Vermont" (3:43) #"

If I Should Lose You "If I Should Lose You" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was introduced in the 1936 film '' Rose of the Rancho''. Notable recordings *Geri Allen – '' Twenty One'' (1994) *Chet Atkins – '' Stay Tuned'' (1985) ...

" (3:34) #"April in Paris" (2:15) #"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (2:20) #"Body and Soul" (4:55) #"Gone with the Wind" (2:59) #"My Old Flame" (2:58) #"On the Alamo" (3:34)

Personnel

* Al Haig – piano * Bill Crow – double bass * Lee Abrams – drums

References

{{Authority control 1954 albums Al Haig albums