Buck Hill (musician)
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Roger Wendell "Buck" Hill (February 13, 1927 – March 20, 2017) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist.[1]
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Birth name | Roger Wendell Hill |
Born | (1927-02-13)February 13, 1927 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | March 20, 2017(2017-03-20) (aged 90) Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet |
Hill began playing professionally in 1943 but held a day job as a mailman in his birthplace of Washington, D.C. for over forty years. He recorded with Charlie Byrd in 1958-59. Hill released his first record as a leader, This Is Buck Hill, in 1978. During the 1970s, he also recorded two albums with the Washington-area trumpeter Allan Houser.[2] Hill's albums for SteepleChase and Muse included appearances by Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Barry Harris, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington, and Johnny Coles, among others. He released his last album in 2006.