hɪz kˈɑːɹnəɡi hˈɔːl sˈæksəfˌoʊn ɹᵻsˈaɪɾəl wʌz ɹᵻvjˈuːd baɪ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk kˈɑːnsɚt ɹᵻvjˈuːz dˈæɹəl ɹˈoʊzənblˌʌθ, hˌuː ɹˈoʊt ðæt lˈɪn "hɐz ðə pˈæʃən ænd ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt ænd bjˈuːɾifəl sˈɛns ʌv lˈaɪn tə tˈeɪk mˈɛlədi wˌɛɹ ɪt wˈɔnts tə ɡˈoʊ, fˈʊli ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəsli".
His Carnegie Hall saxophone recital was reviewed by New York Concert Review's Darrell Rosenbluth, who wrote that Lin "has the passion and restraint and beautiful sense of line to take melody where it wants to go, fully and generously".