Edwin J. McEnelly (July 21, 1879 – August 31, 1958) was an American jazz violinist and band director.

By 1917, Edwin and his Singing Orchestra had a regular gig playing at Riverside Park in Springfield, Massachusetts.

[1] After leading this small dance band for many years, he moved to jazz during the Roaring Twenties.

As his popularity increased, Edwin and his orchestra started to broadcast over WBZ radio.

In some of his recordings, the arrangements have very Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian sounding qualities.

In his recording of "Moonlight in Mandalay", the arrangement uses instrumentation and rhythms reminiscent of Southeast Asia.