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 Buck Hill Discography

Charlie Byrd / Byrd's Word!
Riverside R-9448

 1. Byrd's Word (Bobby Felder)
 5. Tri-X (Bobby Felder)
 7. What's New (Bob Haggat)
10. Buck's Hill (Bobby Felder)

Charlie Byrd (g)
Bobby Felder (valve-tb)
Buck Hill (ts)
T. Carson (p)
Keter Betts (b)
Bertel Knox (ds)
1958, Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington D.C.

↑同じWashington D.C.出身のギタリストCharlie Byrdのアルバムに参加。初レコーディング。

Allen Houser / No Samba
Bomba Records BOM 566

 1. Mexico (Houser)
 2. Charlottesville (Houser)
 3. No Samba (Hill)
 4. Cousin Rae's 3-Step (Kent)
 5. 10 Years After (Houser)

Allen Houser (tp)
Buck Hill (ts)
Steve Novosel (ampeg electric/acoustic b)
Vince Genova (p)
Terry Plumeri (arco bass)
Mike Smith (ds)
1973

↑ワシントンDCを拠点に活動したTp奏者アレン・ハウザーの初リーダー作にサイドで共演。

Washington Jazz Ensemble
Straight Ahead ARS 002

 1. Runnin' Wild With Trevor Koehler (Houser)
 2. While We're Young (Wilder)
 3. Continue (Houser)
 4. Con Alma (Gillespie)
 5. Rubato For Lenny Bruce (Houser)
 6. He Had It But He Lost It (Houser)

Allen Houser (tp)
Buck Hill (ts)
Bob Balthis (valve-tb)
Vince Genova (p)
Steve Novosel (b)
Howard Chichester (ds)
1976

↑1973年の「No Sambe」と同じレーベルからのセッションだが,実質的にはアレン・ハウザーがリーダー。

Buck Hill / This Is Buck Hill
Steeple Chase SCCD 31095

 1. Tokudo (Williams)
 2. Yesterdays (Kern)
 3. Oleo (Rollins)
 4. I'm Aquarius (Hill)
 5. S. M. Y. (Hill)
 6. Two Chord Molly (Hill)
 7. S. M. Y. take 2 (Hill)

Buck Hill (ts)
Kenny Barron (p)
Buster Williams (b)
Billy Hart (ds)
20 April 1978, NYC

↑NYのベテラン・トリオを配した初リーダー作。1曲目のブルースから豪快に吹きまくる。

Buck Hill / Scope
Steeple Chase SCCD 31123

 1. Scope (Hill)
 2. Ballad Repeter (Hill)
 3. Little Bossa (Hill)
 4. Beast Beautiful (Hill)
 5. The Sad Ones (Hill)
 6. Funk Dumplin (Hill)
 7. Snaps (Williams)

Buck Hill (ts)
Kenny Barron (p)
Buster Williams (b)
Billy Hart (ds)
7 July 1979, NYC

↑前作と同じメンバーによる第2作。ボーナストラックを除きオリジナルで固めた1枚。

Buck Hill / Easy To Love
Steeple Chase SCCD 31160

 1. Easy To Love (Porter)
 2. Little Face (R. Brown)
 3. Mr. Barrow (R. Brown)
 4. Spaces (R. Brown)
 5. Brakes (Hill)
 6. Two Chord Molly (Hill)

Buck Hill (ts)
Reuben Brown (p)
Wilbur Little (b)
Billy Hart (ds)
11-12 July 1981, Northsea Jazz Festival The Hargue Holland

↑オランダのNorthsea Jazz Festivalでのライブ盤。初期絶頂期のヒルをとらえた1枚。

Buck Hill / Impressions
Steeple Chase SCCD 31173

 1. Alone Together (Dietz-Schwartz)
 2. Penn Station (R. Wilson)
 3. Yesterdays (Kern)
 4. Impressions (Ciltrane)
 5. Spaces (R. Brown)

Buck Hill (ts)
Reuben Brown (p)
Wilbur Little (b)
Billy Hart (ds)
10-12 July 1981, Northsea Jazz Festival The Hargue Holland

↑こちらも同じライブからの1枚。コルトレーンのImpressionsを熱演。

Buck Hill / Northsea Festival
Steeple Chase SCCD 37035/36

 1. Easy To Love (Porter)
 2. Little Face (R. Brown)
 3. Mr. Barrow (R. Brown)
 4. Spaces (R. Brown)
 5. Brakes (Hill)
 6. Two Chord Molly (Hill)
 7. Alone Together (Dietz-Schwartz)
 8. Penn Station (R. Wilson)
 9. Yesterdays (Kern)
10. Impressions (Ciltrane)
11. Spaces (R. Brown)

Buck Hill (ts)
Reuben Brown (p)
Wilbur Little (b)
Billy Hart (ds)
11-12 July 1981, Northsea Jazz Festival The Hargue Holland

↑買ってから気がついたのだが、上記2枚のライブ盤をカップリングした再発盤2枚組。

Soesja Citroen / Key Largo
Turning Point TPR 10782

 1. Whisper Not (B.Golson-L.Feather)
 3. Ruby My Dear (T.Monk-S.Citroen)
 6. Love For Sale (C.Porter)

Buck Hill (ts)
Bart Van Lier (tb)
Cees Slinger (p/arr)
John Clayton (b)
Peter Ypma (ds)
July, 1982, Wisseloord Studio, Hilversum, Holland

↑1981年のNorth Sea Jazz Fes.で好評を得て,オランダのレーベルTurning Pointが企画した女性シンガーのリーダー作にゲスト出演。

Buck Hill / Plays Europe
Turning Point TPR 90982

 1. Halkf Pass (Buck Hill)
 2. Jasing (Buck Hill)
 3. Lullaby Of Loosdrecht (Buck Hill)
 4. Misty (Buck Hill)
 5. Total Beauty (Buck Hill)
 6. Bill Knot (Buck Hill)

Buck Hill (ts)
Mark Cohen (p)
Tommy Cecil (b)
Hugh Walker (ds)
1982, Holland

↑1982年のオランダLoodsdrecht Jazz Festivalでの演奏を収録。全曲オリジナル! 3曲目のバラードが渋い。

5 Years Loosdrecht Festival
Timeless JC11001

 3. Lullaby Of Loosdrecht (Buck Hill)

Buck Hill (ts)
Mark Cohen (p)
Tommy Cecil (b)
Hugh Walker (ds)
1982, Holland

↑Buck Hill Plays Europeに収録されたものと同じ音源。

Shirley Horn / Close Enough For Love
Polygram 837 933-2

 1. Beautiful Friendship (Kern)
 6. I Wanna Be Loved (J. Green)
 7. Come Fly With Me (Cahn)
11. Memories Of You (E. Blake)
12. It Could Happen To You (Van Heusen)

Shirley Horn (vo/p)
Charles Ables (b)
Steve Williams (ds)
Buck Hill (ts)
14-16 November 1988, NYC 

↑同郷のShirley Hornのアルバムにゲストで5曲参加。

Buck Hill / Capital Hill
Muse MCD 5384

 1. Tenor Madness (Rollins)
 2. Chelsea Bridge (B. Strayhorn)
 3. Stompin' At The Savoy (E. Sampson)
 4. Jazz Ballad (Hill)
 5. On The Trail (F. Grofe)
 6. Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin)
 7. Hail To The Redskins (B. Breeskin)
 8. Vierd Blues (M. Davis)

Buck Hill (ts)
Barry Harris (p)
Ray Drummond (b)
Freddie Waits (ds)
7 August 1989, RVG-NJ

↑ミューズ移籍第1作。豪快なブローのTenor Madnessに圧倒。Jazz Balladは大変美しい曲。

Buck Hill / The Buck Stops Here
Muse MCD 5416

 1. Someone Like That In Your Life (Hill)
 2. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (F. Loewe)
 3. Brakes (Hill)
 4. Harlem Nocturne (E. H. Hagen)
 5. Wip Wap (J. Coles)
 6. You Don't Know What Love Is (D. Raye)
 7. R H Blues (Hill)
 8. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (V. Young)

Buck Hill (ts)
Johnny Coles (flh)
Barry Harris (p)
Ray Drummond (b)
Kenny Washington (ds)
13 April 1990, RVG-NJ

↑Johnny Colesのフリューゲルのピッチが若干高いのが気になるが、ごきげんHardbop。
 

Shirley Horn / You Won't Forget Me
Verve #8474822

 1. The Music That Makes Me Dance
 2. Come Dance With Me
 3. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
 4. Beautiful Love
 5. Come Back To Me
 6. Too Late Now
 7. I Just Found Out About Love
 8. It Had To Be You
 9. Soothe Me
 10. Foolin' Myself
 11. If You Go
 12. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
 13. You Won't Forget Me
 14. All My Tomorrows

Shirley Horn (vo/p)
Miles Davis (tp) (13)
Wynton Marsalis (tp) (3)
Buck Hill (ts) (10)
Branford Marsalis (ts) (8)
Toots Thielemans (g/harmonica) (4, 9)
Charles Ables (b) (1-3, 6-8, 11, 13, 14)
Buster Williams (b) (5, 10, 12)
Steve Williams (ds) (1-3, 6-7, 9-10, 12-14)
Billy Hart (ds) (5, 10, 12)
June 12 &14 and August 11-13, 1990, NYC

↑10曲目のみ1曲参加。Milesをはじめ大物ゲストを迎えたSharley Hornの力作。
  

Buck Hill / I'm Beginning To See The Light
Muse MCD 5449

 1. Blue Hill (Hill)
 2. Lullaby Of Loosedrecht (Hill)
 3. Mitzi (Hill)
 4. Bossa For Sax (Hill)
 5. I'm Beginning To See The Light (D. George)
 6. But Beautiful (Van Heusen)
 7. I Want To Be Happy (V. Youmans)
 8. Warm Valley (Ellington)
 9. Blues In Five For Four Or More (Hill)

Shirley Horn (vo/p)
Miles Davis (tp) (13)
Wynton Marsalis (tp) (3)
Buck Hill (ts) (10)
Branford Marsalis (ts) (8)
Toots Thielemans (g/harmonica) (4, 9)
Charles Ables (b) (1-3, 6-8, 11, 13, 14)
Buster Williams (b) (5, 10, 12)
Steve Williams (ds) (1-3, 6-7, 9-10, 12-14)
Billy Hart (ds) (5, 10, 12)
12 June 1991, NYC

1年1作ペースを取り戻し快調なヒル。バックは全員ワシントンDC在住ミュージシャン。

Shirley Scott / Great Scott ! Muse MCD 5435

 1. Skylark (Carmichael-Mercer)
 2. Triste (Jobim)
 3. More Than You Know (Rose-Eliscu-Youmans)
 4. Blues For Groove (Scott)
 5. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Hart-Rodgers)
 6. I Could Have Told You (Sigman-Van Heusen)
 7. Don't Misunderstand Me (Sigman-Trenet)
 8. Yours Is My Heart Alone (Herzer-Lehar)

Shirley Scott (org/p)
Buck Hill (ts) tracks 3 & 5
Arthur Harper (b)
Mickey Roker (ds)
7 July 1991, RVG-NJ

同郷のオルガン奏者Shirley Scottのリーダー作に2曲ゲスト参加。バラード曲では渋いブローが聞ける。

Rein De Graaff Trio / Tenor Conclave
Timeless CD SJP 306

 1. Perdido / Wahoo (Tizol/Friend)
 2. Old Folks (Robinson)
 3. Out Of Nowhere (Green)
 4. Loverman (Ramirez)
 5. How High The Moon / Ornithology (Lewis/Parker)
 6. I Can't Get Started (Gershwin)
 7. Red Top (Ammons)
 8. Final Words by Cees Schrama

Buck Hill (ts)
Von Freeman (ts)
Teddie Edwards (ts)
Rein De Graaf (p)
Koos Serierse (b)
Eric Inke (ds)
9 April 1992, Nick Vollebregt's Jazzcafe Laren Holland

↑何枚かある同名アルバムのうち一番無名なテナー根比べ(笑)。オランダでのライブ。

Buck Hill / Up Hill - Live at the East Coast Jazz Festival
Improv Records BJJC001

 1. Improv 1 - BJJC
 2. Improv 2 - BJJC
 3. Improv 3 - BJJC
 4. Improv 4 - BJJC
 5. Improv 5 - BJJC
 6. Improv 6 - BJJC
 7. Improv 7 - BJJC

Buck Hill (ts/cl)
Jon Ozment (p)
Cheyney Thomas (b)
Jerry Jones (ds)
23 May 1992

↑アメリカに戻りジャズフェスでのライブ。アドリブ部分のみ編集したもの。編集すんな〜。

Buck Hill/ Impulse
Muse MCD 5483

 1. Blues In The Closet (O. Pettiford)
 2. You Taught My Heart To Sing (M. Tyner)
 3. Random Walk (Hill)
 4. Impulse (Hill)
 5. In A Sentimental Mood (Ellington)
 6. Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie)
 7. Solitude (In My Solitude) (E. DeLange)
 8. Ottowa Bash (Hill)
 9. How Do You Keep The Music Playing (A. Bergman)
10. Now's The Time (Parker)

Buck Hill (ts/clarinet #5 6 7 10)
Jon Ozment (p)
Carroll Dashiell (b)
Warren Shadd (ds)
24 July 1992, RVG-NJ

↑第2期絶頂期の最高傑作! 2曲目のM. Tynerのバラードは珠玉。クラリネットもいい。
 

Hot Mastard Jazz with Buck Hill / Swing Song
Zest ZECD 921

 1. He Loves And She Loves
 2. Ooh That Kiss
 3. Moon Over Miami
 4. You And The Night And The Music
 5. Time After Time
 6. Waltz Medley: Tenderly - Lotus Blossom - Wait Till You See Her
 7. Dream Dancing
 8. Marie
 9. How Blue The Night
10. Why Was I Born? / They Didn't Believe Me
11. Spring Will Be A Little Late
12. Ballad Medley: What Is There To Say? - Once In A While - Too Late Now
13. Let's Take The Long
14. Out Of Nowhere
15. Commentary by Willis Conover

Buck Hill (ts)
Dave Burns (tb/vo)
Larry Eanet (p)
Tommy Cecil (b)
Chuck Redd (ds)
1992, Washington D.C.

ワシントンD.C.の地元ミュージシャンで結成しているバンドの第1作。
  
 

The Willard Inter-Continental Hotel Presents "We Love You Madly": A Tribute To Duke Ellington
1401 Records

 5. Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington)

Buck Hill (ts)
Louis Sherr (p)
Tommy Cecil (b)
Tony Martucci (ds)
April, 1995, Warm Valley Studio, Washington D.C.

ワシントンD.C.出身のピアニストLouis Sherrのプロデュースによるデューク・エリントンのトリビュート集に1曲参加。
  
 

Shirley Horn / The Main Ingredient
Verve Records #3145295552

 1. Blues For Sarge
 2. The Look Of Love
 3. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
 4. The Meaning Of The Blues
 5. Here's Looking At You!
 6. You Go To My Head
 7. Fever
 8. Come In From The Rain
 9. Peel Me A Grape
10. All Or Nothing At All

Shirley Horn (p/vo)
Roy Hargrove (flh)
Buck Hill (ts)
Joe Henderson (ts)
Steve Novosel (b)
Charles Ables (g/b)
Elvin Jones (ds)
Steve Williams (ds)
Billy Hart (ds)
15-18 May, 1995, Washington, D.C.

Shirley Hornのリーダー作にゲスト参加。大物ジャズメン勢揃い。Washinton D.C.で録音。
  

Hot Mastard Jazz with Buck Hill / Don't Postpone Joy
Zest ZECD 951

 1. One Morning In May
 2. A Weaver Of Dreams
 3. Maybe For You For Me For Everyone
 4. Beyond The Blue Horizon / Secret Love / Stay It With A Kiss
 5. Sand In My Shoes
 6. While We're Young / Real Live Girl
 7. I Hear Music / Lady's In Love With You
 8. Isn't This A Lovely Day
 9. Last Night When We Were Young
10. "Lester Leeps In": Just One Of Those Things / New Sun In The Sky / Day In Day Out / From This Moment On
11. It's You Or No One
12. I Like The Likes Of You / Make Someone Happy
13. I've Had My Moments / Moments Like This
14. Nobody But Me
15. Without A Song / It Could Happen To You
16. Blue Moon

Dave Burns (tb/vo)
Buck Hill (ts)
Larry Eanet (p)
Steve Novosel (b)
Harold Summey (ds)
1995

↑ワシントンDCの地元ミュージシャンで結成しているバンドの2作目。かなり年輩のメンバーが多い。

Buck Hill / Uh Huh! - Live At Montpelier!
Jazzmont 02

 1. You Don't Know Me Like You Think You Do
 2. Blue Five
 3. Minor Mode Blues
 4. Insomnia
 5. Huh? Unh-uh. Uh-huh!
 6. Total Beauty
 7. Jasing
 8. Instant

Buck Hill (ts/cl)
Jon Ozment (p)
Cheyney Thomas (b)
Jerry Jones (ds)
2000, Laurel, Maryland

での2000年(たぶん)のライブ盤。ここでは毎年秋にJazz Concert Seriesとして毎週1回ライブが行われる。

Buck Hill / Uh Huh! - Live At Montpelier!
Jazzmont 02

 1. You Don't Know Me Like You Think You Do
 2. Blue Five
 3. Minor Mode Blues
 4. Insomnia
 5. Huh? Unh-uh. Uh-huh!
 6. Total Beauty
 7. Jasing
 8. Instant

Buck Hill (ts/cl)
Jon Ozment (p)
Cheyney Thomas (b)
Jerry Jones (ds)
2000, Laurel, Maryland

Montpelier Cultural Art Centerでの2000年(たぶん)のライブ盤。ここでは毎年秋にJazz Concert Seriesとして毎週1回ライブが行われる。

Ron Kearns / Looking Back, Stepping Forward
Foxhaven Records FX-70015

 1. Blues For Miles (Hubbard)
 2. No Greater Love (Jones/Symes)
 3. Andre's Song (Kearns)
 4. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Van Heusen/Burke)
 5. Wade In The Water (Traditional)
 6. Saturday Renaissance (Reed)
 7. Blue Trane (Coltrane)
 8. Love Letter From Lima (Byrd)
 9. Nookie's Blues (Kearns)

Ron Kearns (as/ss)
Buck Hill (ts) on tracks 2 & 7
Ken Reed (tp/flh)
Eric Byrd (p)
Bhagwan Khalsa (b)
Mike Smith (ds)
28 September 2002, Silver Spring, Maryland

↑ワシントンDC在住のアルト奏者のリーダー作に2曲ゲスト参加。アルバム内容は平凡だが,Buck Hillの75才にして豪快な音は健在。

Michael Thomas / It Is What It Is 
JazHead Entertainment JHCD1002

 3. It Is What It Is (Jones/Symes)
 6. Candy (Kearns)
 10. Candy (bonus track) (Van Heusen/Burke)

Michael Thomas (tp)
Buck Hill (ts) on tracks 3, 6, & 10
Zach Graddy (ts)
Darius Scott (p)
Kent Miller (b)
Frank Williams IV (ds)
2006 ?, Jazhead Studio, Wheaton, Maryland

↑トランペット奏者Michael Thomasのリーダー作に3曲ゲスト参加。

Buck Hill / Relax 
Severn Records 0039

 1. RH Blues (Buck Hill)
 2. Relax (Buck Hill)
 3. Old Folks (Willard Robison/Dedette Lee Hill)
 4. Little Bossa (Buck Hill)
 5. Flamingo Sketches (Miles Davis)
 6. Prancing (Miles Davis)
 7. Milestones (Miles Davis)
 8. Sad Ones (Buck Hill)

Buck Hill (ts/voice)
John Ozment (p)
Paul Piepers (g)
Jerry Jones (ds)
Steve Cyphers (voice) on track 1
2006 ?, Severn Studios, Severn, Maryland

↑なんと!!! 久々のリーダー作! オリジナル曲に加えマイルスの曲を3曲取り上げている。まだまだ元気いっぱいのBuck Hill。

 

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