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{{About||the U.S. congressman (1817-1885)|Oscar F. Moore|the British novelist (1960-1996)|Oscar Moore (novelist)|the American athlete|Oscar Moore (athlete)}}
{{Short description|American jazz guitarist}}
{{About||the U.S. congressman (1817–1885)|Oscar F. Moore|the British novelist (1960-1996)|Oscar Moore (novelist)|the American athlete|Oscar Moore (athlete)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Oscar Moore
| name = Oscar Moore
| image = Oscar Moore with Nat Cole, July 1946 (Gottlieb 01571).jpg
| image = Oscar Moore with Nat Cole, July 1946 (Gottlieb 01571).jpg
| caption = Oscar Moore with Nat King Cole and Wesley Prince, c. June 1946<br />Photo: [[William P. Gottlieb]]
| caption = Oscar Moore (left) with Nat King Cole and Wesley Prince, c. June 1946<br />Photo: [[William P. Gottlieb]]
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Oscar Frederic Moore
| birth_name = Oscar Frederic Moore
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|12|25}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|12|25}}
| birth_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|10|8|1916|12|25}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|10|8|1916|12|25}}
| death_place = Clark, Nevada
| death_place = [[Clark, Nevada]], U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Guitar
| instrument = Guitar
| associated_acts = [[Nat King Cole]], [[Johnny Moore's Three Blazers]]
| associated_acts = [[Nat King Cole]], [[Johnny Moore's Three Blazers]]
}}
}}


'''Oscar Frederic Moore''' (December 25, 1916 &ndash; October 8, 1981)<ref name="bare">{{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues - A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| pages=370 | isbn= 978-0313344237}}</ref> was an American [[jazz]] guitarist who spent ten years with the King Cole Trio, a collective working jazz ensemble led by pianist and singer Nat King Cole.
'''Oscar Frederic Moore''' (December 25, 1916 &ndash; October 8, 1981)<ref name="bare">{{cite book| first1= Nick| last1= Rossi| year= 2019| title= Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943)| medium= CD|publisher= Resonance Records| location= Los Angeles}}</ref> was an American [[jazz]] guitarist with the [[Nat King Cole]] Trio.


==Career==
Moore was born in Austin, Texas, the son of a blacksmith and his wife. By the time of the 1930 Census, the Moore family had moved to Phoenix, Arizona where Oscar began performing with his older brother Johnny, who played both trombone and guitar. The younger musician moved to Los Angeles by mid-1936. In September of the following year, Moore participated in his first known recording session as part of the Jones Boys Sing Band for Decca Records. Sometime that same month, he joined pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole for an extended engagement at Bob Lewis’s Swanee Inn, North La Brea, Hollywood. He would end up spending ten years with [[Nat King Cole]] in the guitar-bass-piano trio format that influenced [[Art Tatum]], [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Ahmad Jamal]], and countless cocktail combos throughout the jazz world. After he left the King Cole Trio in October 1947, he joined his brother in [[Johnny Moore's Three Blazers]] as a featured member into the early 1950s. He recorded sessions both under his own leadership and as a sideman throughout the 1950s, but his career as a performer ended abruptly by the decade's conclusion and left the field of music. He died of a heart attack in Clark, Nevada, in 1981.<ref name="bare"/>
The son of a blacksmith, Moore was born in [[Austin, Texas]], United States.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1746}}</ref> The Moore family moved to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], where he began performing with his older brother Johnny, who played both trombone and guitar. After moving to [[Los Angeles]], he participated in his first recording session for [[Decca Records|Decca]] as part of the Jones Boys Sing Band led and arranged by [[Leon René]]. The group attracted local attention on radio and in two short films for [[MGM]] directed by [[Buster Keaton]]. Soon after, Moore accompanied pianist [[Nat King Cole]] at the Swanee Inn in North La Brea, Hollywood. He spent ten years with Cole in the piano-guitar-bass trio format,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> that influenced [[Art Tatum]], [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Ahmad Jamal]].<ref name="bare"/>

Moore placed or topped polls in ''[[DownBeat]]'', ''[[Metronome (magazine)|Metronome]]'', and ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazines from 1943 through 1948. Art Tatum professed his admiration for Moore in a 1944 magazine interview.<ref name="bare"/>

After he left the King Cole Trio in October 1947, he joined his brother in [[Johnny Moore's Three Blazers]] as a member of that group into the early 1950s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Moore formed his own trio in 1952 and was active in Los Angeles.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He recorded sessions as a leader and as a sideman throughout the 1950s, but left the industry at the end of the decade.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He returned to the recording studio in 1965 to record a tribute to Cole and again in the 1970s, briefly backing [[Helen Humes]]. Moore died of a heart attack in [[Clark, Nevada]], in 1981.<ref name="bare"/>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
* ''Oscar Moore'' (Skylark, 1954)
* ''Oscar Moore Trio'' (Skylark, 1954) also released as ''Galivantin' Guitar''
* ''Oscar Moore Quartet'' (Tampa, 1955) also released as ''The Fabulous Oscar Moore Guitar''
* ''Swing Guitars'' with [[Barney Kessel]], [[Tal Farlow]] (Norgran, 1955)
* ''Swing Guitars'' with [[Barney Kessel]], [[Tal Farlow]] (Norgran, 1955)
* ''Oscar Moore Quartet'' (Tampa, 1955)
* ''Presenting Oscar Moore'' with [[Leroy Vinnegar]] (Omegatape, 1956)
* ''The Oscar Moore Trio'' (London, 1955)
* ''Have You Met Inez Jones? (featuring Oscar Moore)'' (Riverside, 1957)
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* ''In Guitar'' (Charlie Parker, 1962) reissue of ''The Fabulous Oscar Moore Guitar''
* ''Jazz 1940 Era'' (Tampa, 1956)
* ''Presenting Oscar Moore'' (Omegatape, 1956)
* ''We'll Remember You, Nat'' (Surrey, 1966)

* ''Galivantin' Guitar'' (Tampa, 1956)
===As sideman===
⚫
* ''In Guitar'' (Charlie Parker, 1962)
* [[Illinois Jacquet]], ''Collates'' (Clef/Mercury, 1952) [10" LP]
* ''We'll Remember You, Too'' (Surrey, 1966)
* [[Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown]], ''Drifting Blues'' (Score/Aladdin, 1957)
* ''The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio'' (Mosaic, 1991)
* [[Nat King Cole]], ''Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years'' (Resonance, 2019)
* [[Lester Young]] & [[Buddy Rich]], ''The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio'' (Verve, 1958) with Nat King Cole


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:14, 6 April 2024

For the U.S. congressman (1817–1885), see Oscar F. Moore. For the British novelist (1960-1996), see Oscar Moore (novelist). For the American athlete, see Oscar Moore (athlete).
Oscar Moore
Oscar Moore (left) with Nat King Cole and Wesley Prince, c. June 1946 Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Oscar Moore (left) with Nat King Cole and Wesley Prince, c. June 1946
Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameOscar Frederic Moore
Born(1916-12-25)December 25, 1916
Austin, Texas, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1981(1981-10-08) (aged 64)
Clark, Nevada, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar

Oscar Frederic Moore (December 25, 1916 – October 8, 1981)[1] was an American jazz guitarist with the Nat King Cole Trio.

Career

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The son of a blacksmith, Moore was born in Austin, Texas, United States.[2] The Moore family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he began performing with his older brother Johnny, who played both trombone and guitar. After moving to Los Angeles, he participated in his first recording session for Decca as part of the Jones Boys Sing Band led and arranged by Leon René. The group attracted local attention on radio and in two short films for MGM directed by Buster Keaton. Soon after, Moore accompanied pianist Nat King Cole at the Swanee Inn in North La Brea, Hollywood. He spent ten years with Cole in the piano-guitar-bass trio format,[2] that influenced Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal.[1]

Moore placed or topped polls in DownBeat, Metronome, and Esquire magazines from 1943 through 1948. Art Tatum professed his admiration for Moore in a 1944 magazine interview.[1]

After he left the King Cole Trio in October 1947, he joined his brother in Johnny Moore's Three Blazers as a member of that group into the early 1950s.[2] Moore formed his own trio in 1952 and was active in Los Angeles.[2] He recorded sessions as a leader and as a sideman throughout the 1950s, but left the industry at the end of the decade.[2] He returned to the recording studio in 1965 to record a tribute to Cole and again in the 1970s, briefly backing Helen Humes. Moore died of a heart attack in Clark, Nevada, in 1981.[1]

Discography

[edit]

As leader

[edit]
  • Oscar Moore Trio (Skylark, 1954) also released as Galivantin' Guitar
  • Oscar Moore Quartet (Tampa, 1955) also released as The Fabulous Oscar Moore Guitar
  • Swing Guitars with Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow (Norgran, 1955)
  • Presenting Oscar Moore with Leroy Vinnegar (Omegatape, 1956)
  • Have You Met Inez Jones? (featuring Oscar Moore) (Riverside, 1957)
  • In Guitar (Charlie Parker, 1962) reissue of The Fabulous Oscar Moore Guitar
  • We'll Remember You, Nat (Surrey, 1966)

As sideman

[edit]
  • Illinois Jacquet, Collates (Clef/Mercury, 1952) [10" LP]
  • Charles Brown, Drifting Blues (Score/Aladdin, 1957)
  • The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio (Mosaic, 1991)
  • Nat King Cole, Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (Resonance, 2019)
  • Lester Young & Buddy Rich, The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio (Verve, 1958) with Nat King Cole

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Rossi, Nick (2019). Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943) (CD). Los Angeles: Resonance Records.
  2. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1746. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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