This Is Buck Hill

1978 studio album by Buck Hill Quartet

This Is Buck Hill

Studio album by

Buck Hill Quartet

Released

1978

Recorded

March 20, 1978

Studio

New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

55:55 CD 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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

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

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

Personnel

Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Billy Hart – drums

References

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