Trumpeters · 1920–1996

Ray Linn

American musician (1920–1996)

Born: 20 October 1920
Chicago
Died: 4 November 1996
Columbus
Country: United States

Biography

Ray Linn was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Ray Linn was born on 20 October 1920 in Chicago and died on 4 November 1996 in Columbus. The music is usually filed under jazz.

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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Also plays on

Albums where Ray Linn is credited as a sideman

1947	Songs by Sinatra — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1955	The Voice — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1956	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald	trumpet
1957	A Swingin’ Affair! — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1961	I Remember Tommy — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1999	Frank Sinatra Sings Sy Oliver Arrangements — Frank Sinatra	trumpet

Historic 78 rpm records

Serenade in Sevenths Ray Linn and His Orchestra · Tommy Todd · Ray Linn · Joe Howard ·… archive.org ↗
Tea Time Ray Linn and His Orchestra · George Shwartz · Ray Linn · Joe Howard… archive.org ↗
I'm Confessin' Kay Starr with Crystalette All Stars · Daughtery & Reynolds · Kay… · 1940 archive.org ↗
Caravan Ray Linn and His Orchestra · Ellington · Tizol · Harry Klee · Ray… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Escape Ray Linn and His Orchestra · Dodo Marmaros · Ray Linn · Joe Howard ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
BLOP BLAH RAY LINN'S HOLLYWOOD SWING STARS · Ray Linn · Don Raffell · Harry… · 1945 archive.org ↗
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Barney Bigard · Red Callender · Calvin Jackson · Ray Linn · Allan… · 1946 archive.org ↗
THE MAD MONK RAY LINN'S HOLLYWOOD SWING STARS · Ray Linn · Don Raffell · Harry… · 1946 archive.org ↗