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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 Wilbur "Doc" Little (March 5, 1928 – May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |