paul secor Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 http://dcist.com/2017/03/local_jazz_legend_buck_hill_dead_at.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Wasn't he a mailman? Buck Hill played and recorded with Rein de Graaff in the Netherlands. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 There are some good Muse recordings by Hill, too. And he played very nicely on a recording with Shirley Horn, Close Enough For Love... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 He was a fine musician and man. His wife was always concerned that carrying that mail bag every day was damaging his health. She was always begging him to stop and on a couple of occasions asked me to help convince him. He had a long and productive life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I greatly enjoyed Buck Hill's recordings on Steeplechase and Muse. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Baugher Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 RIP, Buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Sorry to hear this sad news. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I think he was one of the many more obscure musicians I found out early on thanks to JE Berendt ... fine player, I have at least half a dozen of his Steeplechase, Muse and more recent albums and have enjoyed each and every one I've heard, including his appearances with Shirley Horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 A great loss! He was always providing interesting music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 RIP Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) Very good tenor player. I believe he didn't make his first LP as a leader ("This Is Buck Hill" on SteepleChase Records) until he was over 50 in 1978. R.I.P. Edited March 21, 2017 by alankin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 4 hours ago, alankin said: Very good tenor player. I believe he didn't make his first LP as a leader ("This Is Buck Hill" on SteepleChase Records) until he was over 50 in 1978. R.I.P. It's possible...... Like Scott Yanow said: "Buck Hill received some fame in the 1970s for being a mailman who also plays tenor. He actually began playing professionally in 1943, but always had a day job in Washington, D.C. He recorded with Charlie Byrd (1958-1959), but had to wait until the late '70s before getting his own dates. He went on to lead sessions for SteepleChase and Muse, displaying a large tone and a swinging style". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 It's a shame that he wasn't documented extensively throughout his career, because I would have loved to have heard how he developed into his mature style. At any rate, at least he had several opportunities to record later in his career, because his music was worthy of wider exposure beyond only those who heard him in the DC area. I wrote him several years ago inquiring about a couple of Leo Parker sidemen (and whether he could point me toward any of his own students, if he had any) but I never heard back; he must've had a wealth of tales from his long career. I'll be listening to some of his fine leader dates and checking out more in the future. Thank you for the music, Mr. Hill, and rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Think this album (see below), issued in 2006, may be his final recording. It is excellent, food for the soul, with Hill's sound captured beautifully. Interesting choice of material, in addition to Hill's own pieces (his "Sad Ones" is lovely) -- three associated with Miles: "Flamenco Sketches," "Pfrancing," and "Milestones" (not the later modal piece but the one Miles recorded with Bird on tenor in 1947). P.S. "Milestones," according to many, is by John Lewis, not Miles. And, of course, "Pfrancing" actually is that old tune "Put Your Little Foot Right Out" (check out the version on YouTube by Russ Morgan). And "Flamenco Sketches" is, at the least, part Miles and part Bill Evans'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I just noticed this, on eMusic; haven't heard it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) Fantastic new (and huge!) Buck Hill mural just went up in my neighborhood here in DC (OK, the adjacent neighborhood just south of me). Nice story from the local NPR affiliate: https://wamu.org/story/19/08/27/d-c-s-newest-and-tallest-mural-honors-a-local-jazz-legend-who-was-also-a-mailman/ For comparison, check out this image of Hill in uniform from back in the day (a pic that accompanied an obit of Hill)... https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20855826/buck-hill-obituary The finished product is frickin' huge!! https://www.capitalbop.com/buck-hill-dc-mural/ Edited August 28, 2019 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Bump! -- check out this enormous new mural here in DC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Wow! What a solid tribute. Thanks for the bump, Rooster. I'd somehow missed this earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 I picked this up recently from Dusty Groove. It is great! Full, lush tone, propulsive, great band; makes me want to hear more Buck Hill: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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