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'''Alan Warren Haig''' (July 19, 1922 – November 16, 1982)<ref>{{cite book |first=Max |last=Harrison |title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz |year=2016 |edition=2nd |editor-first=Barry |editor-last=Kernfeld |editor-link=Barry Kernfeld |volume=2 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=128 |isbn=978-1561592845}}</ref> was an American [[jazz piano|jazz pianist]], best known as one of the pioneers of [[bebop]].
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For much of the 1950s and 1960s, "Haig was all but a forgotten giant", in Brian Case's words; "Jazz pianism, ever more percussive in a crass simplification of [Bud] Powell's methods, had no room for the crystalline touch and swift, logical turnover of ideas. Haig got by with semi-cocktail piano in New York bars."<ref name="Case" /> Although Haig is best remembered for playing bebop, he spent much of his career playing in non-jazz contexts. His work was the subject of a revival in the 1970s.
In 1969, Haig was acquitted of a murder charge. He had been accused of strangling his third wife, Bonnie, at their home in [[Clifton, New Jersey]], on October 9, 1968. He had said in evidence that his wife had been drunk, and had died in a fall down a flight of stairs.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Down Beat]] |title=Al Haig Acquitted Of Wife-Murder Charge |volume=36 |number=16 |date=7 August 1969 |issn=0012-5768}}</ref> Grange Rutan, Haig's second wife, challenged Haig's account in her 2007 book, ''Death of a Bebop Wife''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Death of a Bebop Wife |first=Grange (Lady Haig) |last=Rutan |location=Redwood, New York |publisher=Cadence Jazz Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-1881993421}}</ref> Rutan's book is partly autobiographical, partly based on interviews with friends and family members. She describes Bonnie's story in detail,
In 1974, Haig was invited to tour Europe by Tony Williams, owner of [[Spotlite Records]] in the United Kingdom. At the end of a very successful tour he recorded the ''Invitation'' album for Spotlite with Bibi Rovère on bass and [[Kenny Clarke]] on drums. This kick-started his re-emergence and, over the next eight years, he built a strong following in Europe and toured several times, recording in the UK and France, and appearing elsewhere. He also recorded for several Japanese labels.
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