Melvin Moore

▶Caution: See also Melvin Moore (8) for a similar-era vocalist often accompanied by an orchestra.◀. American jazz trumpet player, violinist and vocalist. Born June 15, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. Died February, 1989. Moore played with the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra from 1942-1945, Lucky Millinder in 1947, briefly with Duke Ellington in 1948, 1950.