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Ray Linn Jr.
(1914–1994)''. Ray Linn (October 20, 1920 in

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– 4 November 1996 in

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) was an American

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trumpeter. Linn's first major engagements came in the late 1930s, playing with Tommy Dorsey (1938–41) and Woody Herman (1941-42). He would return to play with Herman again several times, in 1945, 1947, and 1955–59. In the 1940s he spent time with Jimmy Dorsey (1942–45),

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(1943, 1947), Artie Shaw (1944–46), and Boyd Raeburn (1946). He moved to

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in 1945, where he worked extensively as a studio musician, in addition to playing with Bob Crosby (1950–51) and his extended final tenure with Herman. He spent much of the 1960s playing music for television, including '' The Lawrence Welk Show''. Linn recorded eight tunes as a leader in 1946, and full-length albums in 1978 and 1980, the latter of which are Dixieland jazz efforts.

Discography

As leader

* ''Chicago Jazz'' ( Trend, 1978) * ''Empty Suit Blues'' ( Discovery, 1980)

As sideman

With Georgie Auld *'' In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra'' (EmArcy, 1955) With

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and

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*'' Skin Deep'' (Norgran, 1953) With Elmer Bernstein *"

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" (Decca, 1956) With Buddy Bregman *'' Swinging Kicks'' (Verve, 1957) With

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*'' Hoagy Sings Carmichael'' (Pacific Jazz, 1956) With Maynard Ferguson *'' Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson'' (EmArcy, 1956) With Barney Kessel *''

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'' (Contemporary, 1959) With Pete Rugolo *'' Music for Hi-Fi Bugs'' (EmArcy, 1956) *'' Out on a Limb'' (EmArcy, 1956) *'' An Adventure in Sound: Brass in Hi-Fi'' (Mercury 1956 958 *'' The Music from Richard Diamond'' (EmArcy, 1959)

References

* Scott Yanow, Ray Linnat

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External links

Ray Linn recordings
at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. {{DEFAULTSORT:Linn, Ray 1920 births 1996 deaths American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters Musicians from Chicago 20th-century American musicians Lawrence Welk 20th-century trumpeters Jazz musicians from Illinois American male jazz musicians Earle Spencer Orchestra members 20th-century American male musicians