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Warren Hill
Warren Hill in 2007
Warren Hill in 2007
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Alto saxophone
Soprano saxophone
Years active1982-present
LabelsJive/Nexus
RCA
Discovery
Narada
Koch
Websitehttp://www.warrenhill.com/

Warren Hill (born April 15, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)[1] is a Canadian smooth jazz musician. A graduate of Berklee College in Boston, Massachusetts, Hill performed at his own graduation day in 1988, where he caught the attention of record producer Russ Titelman, who helped him sign a record deal with RCA Records in 1991, and Hill released his debut album Kiss Under the Moon that year. He also backed Chaka Khan and Natalie Cole in the early 1990s.

Throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s (decade), Hill continued to release albums: Devotion came out in 1993 and Truth in 1994. By 1997, he had switched to Discovery Records, where he released 1997's Shelter and 1998's Life Thru Rose Colored Glasses. Love Life followed in 2000 on the Narada label, followed by Love Songs and A Warren Hill Christmas in 2002, PopJazz in 2005. In 2008, he signed to Koch Records, issuing La Dolce Vita in June of that year.[2]

Discography

Albums

Year Title US Top Jazz Label
1991 Kiss Under the Moon 11 RCA
1993 Devotion 6
1994 Truth 6
1997 Shelter 8 Discovery
1998 Life Thru Rose Colored Glasses 18
2000 Love Life 10 Narada
2002 Love Songs
A Warren Hill Christmas
2005 PopJazz 17 PopJazz
2008 La Dolce Vita Koch

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Smooth Jazz
2008 "La Dolce Vita" 2,2w La Dolce Vita

Guest singles

Year Title Artist Chart Positions Album
US Smooth Jazz US US AC CAN[A] CAN AC[A]
1993 "Tell Me What You Dream" Restless Heart — 43 1 14 1 Greatest Hits
2008 "On the Upside" Steve Oliver 25 — — — — One Night Live
  • A^ Chart position according to RPM.

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Warren Hill biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  2. ^ "Legendary Smooth Jazz Saxophonist Warren Hill Returns With New Studio Album La Dolce Vita Hits On June 24th, 2008". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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