Buck Hill

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. [Hill, Buck [Roger] entry, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Edited by Barry Kernfeld, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1988 ] 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)

Footnotes

References

*Scott Yanow, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifrxqt5ldde~T1 Buck Hill] at Allmusic