Lin Halliday (June 16, 1936 – January 25, 2000) was an American saxophonist. He was born in

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and was raised in

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, where he played the saxophone and clarinet in school. After he moved to Los Angeles in his teens to begin playing professionally, he began performing with saxophonist

Joe Maini Joe Maini (February 8, 1930 – May 7, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Maini was born February 8, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Early in his career Maini played in the big bands of Alvino Rey, Johnny Bothwell, and Claude Thornhil ...

. Halliday moved to New York City in 1958,

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in 1966, and Chicago in 1980. His style was influenced by the musical cultures of these cities. Halliday made his debut album, ''Delayed Exposure,'' with the Chicago jazz label

Delmark Records Delmark Records is an American jazz and blues independent record label. It was founded in 1958 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. The label originated in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1953 when then owner, and founder, Bob Koester released a recordi ...

in 1991. His following albums, ''East of the Sun'' (1991) and ''Where or When'' (1993) with saxophonist

Ira Sullivan Ira Sullivan (May 1, 1931 – September 21, 2020) was an American jazz trumpeter, Flugelhorn, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, and composer born in Washington, D.C., United States. An active musician since the 1950s, he often worked with ...

were well received by the Chicago

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community. Halliday became a "staple attraction" at many Chicago jazz clubs including the Green Mill, the Bop Shop, Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, and the Get Me High Lounge. His performance on trumpeter Brad Goode's album ''Shock of the New'' (1998) won him much admiration on the Chicago jazz scene. Halliday was also featured on the album ''Stablemates'' (1995) with Chicago saxophonist Eric Alexander.

Discography

*''Airegin'' (Delmark, 2000; recorded in 1988) *''

Delayed Exposure ''Delayed Exposure'' is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Lin Halliday, which was recorded in 1991 and released on Delmark. He leads a quintet with trumpeter Ira Sullivan, pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Geo ...

'' ( Delmark, 1991) *'' East of the Sun'' (Delmark, 1992) *''Where or When'' (Delmark, 1994) *''Stablemates'' (Delmark, 1996) with Eric Alexander With

Cecil Payne Cecil Payne (December 14, 1922 – November 27, 2007) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, New York. Payne also played the alto saxophone and flute. He played with other prominent jazz musicians, in particular Dizzy Gilles ...

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Scotch and Milk ''Scotch and Milk'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist/flautist Cecil Payne, recorded in 1996 and released by the Delmark label the following year.

'' (Delmark, 1997)

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