Lin Halliday
Lin Halliday (born June 16, 1936 in De Queen , Arkansas , † January 25, 2000 ) was an American tenor saxophonist of modern jazz .
Live and act
Lin Halliday grew up in Little Rock , where he played the saxophone and clarinet in school. He then moved to Los Angeles , where he worked as a professional musician and performed with saxophonist Joe Maini . In 1955/57 he played with Ralph Peña in the quintet of trumpeter Jack Millman ( Four More ). In 1958 Halliday moved to New York City , in 1966 to Nashville ; In 1980 he settled in Chicago . It was there in 1991 that Delmark Records produced his first album under his own name, Delayed Exposure , with guest musicians such as Ira Sullivan and Jodie Christian . 1992 followed again with Sullivan / Christian East of the Sun , 1993 Where Or When . Halliday has since established himself in the local Chicago jazz scene, performing in Chicago jazz clubs such as the Green Mill , Bop Shop , Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase and the Get Me High Lounge . His live concert with trumpeter Brad Goode's appeared on the 1998 album Shock of the New . Halliday also worked on the album Stablemates (1995) by saxophonist Eric Alexander , in 1995/96 he recorded the Delmark album Warrior with Carl Leukaefe and Jodie Christian . In 1996 he worked with Cecil Payne ( Scotch and Milk ).
After Cook / Morton, Halliday's game is reminiscent of Sonny Rollins .
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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| SURNAME | Halliday, Lin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American modern jazz tenor saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | De Queen , Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2000 |
| Place of death | Chicago |