Lin Halliday

{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}} '''Lin Halliday''' (June 16, 1936 – January 25, 2000) was an American saxophonist.

He was born in De Queen, Arkansas and was raised in Little Rock, 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. Halliday moved to New York City in 1958, Nashville 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 in 1991.<ref name="jazzhouse.org">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=949493038 |title=Lin Halliday |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180829/http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=949493038 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His following albums, ''East of the Sun'' (1991) and ''Where or When'' (1993) with saxophonist Ira Sullivan were well received by the Chicago jazz community.<ref name="Lin Halliday: 1936-2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=949493038 |title=Lin Halliday: 1936-2000|website=Jazzhouse.org|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}</ref>

Halliday became a "staple attraction" <ref name="jazzhouse.org"/> at many Chicago jazz clubs including the Green Mill, the Bop Shop, Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, and the Get Me High Lounge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.delmark.com/rhythm.lin.htm |title=Lin halliday |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517155625/http://delmark.com/rhythm.lin.htm |archive-date=2008-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lin Halliday: 1936-2000"/>

== Discography == *''Airegin'' (Delmark, 2000; recorded in 1988) *''Delayed Exposure'' (Delmark, 1991) *''East of the Sun'' (Delmark, 1992) *''Where or When'' (Delmark, 1994) *''Stablemates'' (Delmark, 1996) with Eric Alexander '''With Cecil Payne''' *''Scotch and Milk'' (Delmark, 1997)

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==External links== * {{Discogs artist|Lin Halliday}}

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