Buck Hill (musician)
Roger "Buck" Hill (b. February 13, 1927, Washington, D.C.) is an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist.
Hill began playing professionally in 1943 but held a day job as a mailman in his birthplace of Washington, D.C. for over thirty years. He played with Charlie Byrd in 1958-59, but was only occasionally active during the 1960s. In 1973, he recorded with Washington-area trumpeter Allan Houser.[1] He has recorded copiously as a leader since the 1970s.
Discography
- This Is Buck Hill (SteepleChase Records, 1978)
- Scope (SteepleChase, 1979)
- Easy to Love (SteepleChase, 1981)
- Playse Europe (Turning Point Records, 1982)
- Impressions (SteepleChase, 1983)
- Capital Hill (Muse Records, 1989)
- The Buck Stops Here (Muse, 1990)
- I'm Beginning to See the Light (Muse, 1991)
- Impulse (Muse, 1992)
- Northsea Festival (SteepleChase, 1997)
- Uh Huh! Buck Hill Live at Montpelier (Jazzmont, 2000)
- Relax (Severn Records, 2006)
- As sideman
With Shirley Horn
- ^ Hill, Buck [Roger] entry, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Edited by Barry Kernfeld, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1988
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