Ray Linn
Ray Linn (October 20, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois – 4 November 1996 in Columbus, Ohio) was an American jazz 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), Benny Goodman (1943, 1947), Artie Shaw (1944–46), and Boyd Raeburn (1946). He moved to Los Angeles 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. |
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 179 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 3247 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | My ideal | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | L 3248 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | Sack house stomp | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | L 3249 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | When they ask about you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | L 5234 | 12/2/1949 | Sitting by the window | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5235 | 12/2/1949 | Just for old times | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5236 | 12/2/1949 | By the waters of Minnetonka | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5237 | 12/2/1949 | Crew cut | Jerry Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5822 | 9/6/1950 | Ellington echoes: Part 1: Sophisticated lady ; I let a song go out of my heart | Eddie Miller | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5823 | 9/6/1950 | Ellington echoes: Part 2: In a sentimental mood/Solitude | Eddie Miller | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5868 | 10/9/1950 | King Cotton | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5869 | 10/9/1950 | Hands across the sea | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5870 | 10/9/1950 | Echo in the cavern | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5871 | 10/9/1950 | High school cadets | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5962 | 12/18/1950 | Destination moon | Bob Crosby Orchestra ; Connie Haines | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5963 | 12/18/1950 | What have you done for me | Bob Crosby Orchestra ; Connie Haines | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5964 | 12/18/1950 | Drop another bean in the basket | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 5965 | 12/18/1950 | Sidewalk shufflers | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6167 | 3/19/1951 | 9:20 special | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6168 | 3/19/1951 | 'Cause of you | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6169 | 3/19/1951 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6170 | 3/19/1951 | The Memphis blues | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6189 | 4/2/1951 | St. Louis blues | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6190 | 4/2/1951 | Beale Street blues | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6191 | 4/2/1951 | Loveless love | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 6237 | 4/16/1951 | Joe Turner's blues | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Linn, Ray," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743.
Linn, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743.
"Linn, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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