The Hill is an album by David Murray released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1987.

"[1] Gary Giddins also called The Hill "one of [Murray's] best recordings...a consistently provocative trio session with superb work by bassist Richard Davis and drummer Joe Chambers.

Nowhere is Murray's disarming authority more forceful than on 'Fling,' a Butch Morris infrastructure of melody and rhythm that's coolly lyrical on the surface and tricky at the core.

It's an enigmatic double-tiered piece in seven/four, with an ascending seven-measure episode of chromatic whole notes in the middle...Murray sails through the unusual meter and phrase lengths as though they were no more difficult than a waltz.

"[2] The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating that "The Hill offers an accurate snapshot of Murray in the mid-'80s, straddling the mainstream and avant-garde and proving himself quite adept in either.".