Lin Halliday was an American

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 saxophonist.

Lin Halliday was born in De Queen, Arkansas

De Queen, Arkansas

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 and was raised in Little Rock, where he played the saxophone and clarinet in school. After he moved to Los Angeles

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 in his teens to begin playing professionally, he began performing with saxophonist Joe Maini

Joe Maini

Joe Maini was an American jazz alto saxophonist.Maini played early on in the big bands of Alvino Rey, Johnny Bothwell, and Claude Thornhill . Soon after, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked frequently as a session musician...

. Halliday moved to New York

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 in 1958, Nashville

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 in 1966, and Chicago

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 in 1980. His unique style was influenced by the musical cultures of these different cities.

Halliday made his debut album, appropriately named Delayed Exposure, with the prominent Chicago jazz label Delmark Records

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 in 1991 . His following albums, East of the Sun (1991) and Where Or When (1993) with saxophonist Ira Sullivan

Ira Sullivan

Ira Sullivan is a bop jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist and composer born in Washington, D.C.. An active musician since the 1950s, he may be best known for his extensive work with Red Rodney and Lin Halliday among others....

 were well received by the Chicago jazz

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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.

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