Manhattan Memories

1983 studio album by Al Haig Trio and Quartet

Manhattan Memories

Studio album by

Al Haig Trio and Quartet

Released| 1983
Recorded| February 18 and July 12, 1977
Studio| RCA Studios, NYC
Genre| Jazz
Length| 37:23
Label| Sea Breeze
SB-1008
Producer| Toshiya Taenaka
Al Haig chronology
| A Portrait of Bud Powell
(1977)  | Manhattan Memories
(1983)  | Reminiscence
(1978)

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Manhattan Memories, is an album by jazz pianist Al Haig featuring trio and quartet recorded in 1977 and released on the short-lived Sea Breeze label in 1983.[1][2]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Haig's style was largely unchanged from his earlier prime although he had grown as a player".[3]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Tea Dreams" (Joe Kennedy) – 6:24
2. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 7:12
3. "I'll Keep Loving" (Bud Powell) – 3:20
4. "Manhattan Memories" (Al Haig, Toshiya Taenaka) – 4:20
5. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:22
6. "Voices Within Me" (Cedar Walton) – 5:00
7. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 4:45

## Personnel[edit]

* Al Haig – piano
* Jamil Nasser – bass
* Frank Gant (tracks 4-7), Jimmy Wormworth (tracks 1-3) – drums
* Eddie Diehl – guitar (tracks 4-7)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Interplay Records discography accessed March 19, 2018
2. ^ Al Haig catalog accessed March 19, 2018
3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Manhattan Memories – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2018.