This Is Buck Hill

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This Is Buck Hill
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Studio album by
Buck Hill Quartet
Released1978
RecordedMarch 20, 1978
StudioNew York City
Genre Jazz
Length55:55CD release with additional track
Label SteepleChase
SCS 1095/SCCD 31095
Producer Nils Winther
Buck Hill chronology
This Is Buck Hill
(1978)		 Scope
(1979)

This Is Buck Hill is the debut album by saxophonist Buck Hill which was recorded in 1978 and released on the SteepleChase label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Hill received some initial publicity because of his unusual situation, being a mailman during the day and a part-time player at night. However, he certainly sounds like a world-class post-bop player on this date ... Recommended". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Buck Hill except where noted

  1. "Toku Do" (Buster Williams) – 8:46
  2. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 9:34
  3. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:11
  4. "I'm Aquarius" – 6:54
  5. "S.M.Y." – 7:42
  6. "Two Chord Molly" – 10:23
  7. "S.M.Y." [take 2] – 7:16 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography accessed March 20, 2019
  2. ↑ SteepleChase Productions ApS: album details, accessed March 20, 2019
  3. ↑ Buck Hill discography, accessed March 20, 2019
  4. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Buck Hill Leader Entry, accessed March 20, 2019
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Buck Hill: This Is Buck Hill – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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