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Buck Hill (musician)
Roger Wendell "Buck" Hill (February 13, 1927 – March 20, 2017) was 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. 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. A tribute mural, sponsored by the District of Columbia Department of Public Works MuralsDC project and donated by Snell Properties, featuring Hill playing a saxophone in his mailman uniform, was unveiled on August 27, 2019, which Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared “Roger Wendell Buck Hill Day” in the city. The mural, at just over 70 feet, is the tallest tribute mural in the nation's capital. It is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impressions (Buck Hill Album)
''Impressions'' is a live album by saxophonist Buck Hill which was recorded at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1981 and released on the SteepleChase label.Fitzgerald, MJazzdiscography: Buck Hill Leader Entry accessed March 20, 2019 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This particular LP, recorded at the same Northsea Jazz Festival that had already resulted in ''Easy to Love'', features Hill in 1981 leading a quartet ... The solos of Hill and Brown are excellent if not overly memorable, and the results are pleasing and swinging while being a little explorative in spots". Track listing # " Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 9:05 # "Penn Station" (Reuben Brown) – 10:50 # " Yesterdays" ( Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 11:58 # " Impressions" ( John Coltrane) – 8:45 # "Spaces" (Brown) – 7:54 Additional track on CD release Personnel *Buck Hill – tenor saxophone *Reuben Brown – piano *Wilbur Little – bass *Billy Hart Billy Hart (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Remember Miles (Shirley Horn Album)
''I Remember Miles'' is a 1998 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Miles Davis. The album cover illustration was a drawing Davis had once done of them both.Adam Bernstein"Mesmerizing Jazz Singer and Pianist" ''The Washington Post'', October 22, 2005. Horn's performance on this album won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards. Reception The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated: "Horn's understated, laconic, deceptively casual ballad manner is a natural fit for the brooding Miles persona, and she doesn't have to change a thing in this relaxed, wistfully sung, solidly played collection...In a sad way, the very idea of a Miles tribute is an oxymoronic denial of the ever-restless spirit of this genius who didn't believe in looking backwards. But Shirley Horn certainly serves the man's sensitive side well". Track listing # "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:33 # " I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Main Ingredient (Shirley Horn Album)
''The Main Ingredient'' is a 1995 album by Shirley Horn. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said: "This Shirley Horn CD is a little unusual, as it was recorded at her home. The four sessions utilized some of her favorite musicians... As usual, virtually all of the songs are taken at slow tempos, with 'All or Nothing at All' given a definitive treatment". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' commented that the guest musicians added variety, but that the best track was the trio rendition of "The Look of Love". Track listing # "Blues for Sarge" (Ronald R. Dawson) – 4:16 # "The Look of Love (1967 song), The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:22 # "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:46 # "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 7:55 # "Here's Looking at You" (Carroll Coates) – 3:27 # "You Go to My Head" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 9:08 # "Fever (Little Willie John song), Fever" (Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Won't Forget Me
''You Won't Forget Me'' is a 1991 studio album by Shirley Horn. Miles Davis made his last appearance as a sideman on this album.Cole, George (2005) The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991'. University of Michigan Press. p. 436. . Google Book Search. Retrieved on October 1, 2011. ''You Won't Forget Me'' was the first jazz number 1 album in Horn's career. Track listing # "The Music That Makes Me Dance" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) - 6:32 # " Come Dance with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:47 # "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Joe Greene) - 5:58 # " Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 3:38 # "Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 3:43 # "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:00 # " I Just Found Out About Love" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:24 # " It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 6:49 # "Soothe Me" (Greene) - 3:31 # "Foolin' Myself" ( Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin) - 2:46 # "If Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Enough For Love (Shirley Horn Album)
''Close Enough for Love'' is a 1989 studio album by Shirley Horn. It was her second album; her first studio album, was on the Verve Records label. Reception In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Performing with her usual trio...and guest tenor Buck Hill on five of the 13 tracks, Horn is heard in definitive form throughout these studio sessions." Track listing # "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 3:42 # " I Got Lost in His Arms" (Irving Berlin) – 4:15 # "Baby, Baby All the Time" (Bobby Troup) – 2:40 # " Close Enough for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Williams) – 4:44 # " This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:45 # " I Wanna Be Loved" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) – 4:29 # " Come Fly with Me" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:00 # " Once I Loved (O Amor en Paz)" (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 6:50 # " But Beautiful" ( Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) – 4:32 # "Get Out of Town" (Cole Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Horn
Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and others. She was most noted for her ability to accompany herself with nearly incomparable independence and ability on the piano while singing, something described by arranger Johnny Mandel as "like having two heads", and for her rich, lush voice, a smoky contralto, which was described by noted producer and arranger Quincy Jones as "like clothing, as she seduces you with her voice". Biography Shirley Horn was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Encouraged by her grandmother, an amateur organist, Horn began piano lessons at the age of four. Aged 12, she studied piano and composition at Howard University, later graduating from there in classical music. Horn was offered a place at the Juilliard School, but her family could not afford to send her th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrd In The Wind
''Byrd in the Wind'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1959 and released on the Riverside label in 1963. The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as ''Byrd in the Wind: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. II accessed October 29, 2012 Reception Alex Henderson, in his review for , states "''Byrd in the Wind''... isn't among the guitarist's essential albums, but it's still a decent and pleasing document of his pre-bossa nova, pre-'60s period".Henderson, A[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrd's Word!
''Byrd's Word!'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd with tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label in 1962. The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as ''Jazz at the Showboat'' accessed October 29, 2012 Reception awarded the album 4 stars stating "''Byrd's Word!'' is an early Charlie Byrd recording that finds the guitarist in a variety of settings... Though there are really no bad cuts on the album, the content is so diverse -- acoustic trios, electric guitar with brass, and acoustic guitar with vocals -- that the album doesn't f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severn Records
Severn Records is an American independent record label that concentrates on blues music. Its motto is "Roots Music for the 21st Century". History On July 11, 1997, a company named Echo Records was incorporated in Maryland by David Earl. By the time of its founding and first releases in 1998, the new company had changed its name to Severn Records. This change eliminated any possibility of confusion with Ecko Records. Founding in Crownsville, Maryland Severn released three albums in 1998: Darrell Nulisch's ''The Whole Truth'', Big Joe Maher's ''I'm Still Swinging'', and Benjie Porecki's ''Servin' It Up''. The demise of Black Top Records had left the first two of these artists available to record on the new label. Subsequently, they have recorded six more albums with Severn. Porecki has recorded two more albums and provided keyboard backup on many Severn projects. In 1999, Severn reissued Steve Guyger's ''Past Life Blues''. To produce these four albums, as well as ten mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impulse (Buck Hill Album)
''Impulse'' is an album by saxophonist Buck Hill which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Muse label.Fitzgerald, MJazzdiscography: Buck Hill Leader Entry accessed March 20, 2019 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "the veteran tenor saxophonist is heard in peak form. This particularly well-rounded set has many high points". Track listing All compositions by Buck Hill except where noted # "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 5:31 # "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (McCoy Tyner, Sammy Cahn) – 4:22 # "Random Walk" – 4:57 # "Impulse" – 6:14 # " In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 6:28 # "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 6:03 # "Solitude" (Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Mills) – 5:57 # "Ottowa Bash" – 6:28 # "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" ( Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 4:08 # " Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:30 Personnel *Buck Hill – tenor saxo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Beginning To See The Light (Buck Hill Album)
''I'm Beginning to See the Light'' is an album by saxophonist Buck Hill which was recorded in 1991 and released on the Muse label.Fitzgerald, MJazzdiscography: Buck Hill Leader Entry accessed March 20, 2019 Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "A thick-toned tenor, Hill has a style that is boppish and looks both toward swing and hard bop simultaneously. Joined by a fine, if obscure, Washington-based rhythm section, Hill performs five of his basic originals and four standards on this date ... an excellent example of Hill's musical talents". Track listing All compositions by Buck Hill except where noted # "Blue Hill" – 3:53 # "Lullaby of Loosdrecht" – 7:52 # "Mitzi" – 4:32 # "Bossa for Sax" – 8:55 # "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 5:16 # " But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 8:25 # "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:26 # "Warm Valley" (Ellington) – 3:26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
