Buck Hill (musician)

Roger Wendell "Buck" Hill (February 13, 1927 – March 20, 2017) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist.

Contents

• Buck hill tokudo
• Buck hill quartet yesterdays
• As leader
• As sideman
• References

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. He began recording extensively as a leader in the 1970s, but continued recording with others, such as an album with the Washington-area trumpeter Allan Houser in 1973.

Hill died at his home in Greenbelt, Maryland, at the age of 90.

As leader

This Is Buck Hill (SteepleChase Records, 1978)

Scope (SteepleChase, 1979)

Easy to Love (SteepleChase, 1981)

Playse Europe (Turning Point, 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 Charlie Byrd

Byrd's Word! (Riverside, 1958)

Byrd in the Wind (Riverside, 1959)

With Shirley Horn

Close Enough for Love (Verve, 1989)

You Won't Forget Me (Verve, 1991)

The Main Ingredient (Verve, 1995)

With Shirley Scott

Great Scott! (Muse, 1991)