Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (/ h eɪ ɡ /; 2 December 1924 – 20 February 2010) was United States Secretary of State under president Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. [1]

Haig got by with semi-cocktail piano in New York bars." [3] 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.

In an attempt to keep everyone calm, Al Haig, Reagan’s Secretary of State, committed a PR faux pas — and showed a glaring lapse in basic knowledge of the Constitution — by telling the press that he was in control while the President was in surgery.

State Dept officials describe what it was like working with Secretary of State Al Haig, his problems dealing with others, and how that led to his demise.

小亞歷山大·梅格斯·「艾爾」·黑格（英語： Alexander Meigs "Al" Haig Jr. ，1924年12月2日—2010年2月20日），出生于宾夕法尼亚州 费城，是美国政治人物、外交官及美國陸軍退役上將，曾任白宫幕僚長、美国国务卿、美国副国家安全顾问及陸軍副參謀長。

アル・ヘイグ（Allan Warren Haig、1922年 7月22日 - 1982年 11月16日）は、アメリカのジャズ ピアニスト。ビバップ期を代表する白人プレイヤーの一人。

Jul 22, 2015 · Pianist Al Haig was born July 19, 1922 in Newark, NJ. You might not remember his name, but you’ve heard him play if you’ve ever heard Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis. Haig played with Miles, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Fats …

Feb 6, 2021 · Pianist Al Haig is most often thought of as a bebop boilermaker—laboring shoulder to shoulder with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the '40s with terrifying dexterity and rock-solid feel for the new music.

May 20, 2018 · Al Haig, an early be-bop pianist, died of a heart attack yesterday in his Manhattan home. He was 58 years old. Mr. Haig was a member of the Charlie Parker Quintet, which performed at the Three Deuces on West 52d Street and which is …

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