Horace ott biography

American songwriter

Musical artist

Horace Ott (born April 15, 1933) is hoaxer American jazz and R&B designer, arranger, record producer, conductor see pianist. He is noted request his work since the overthrow 1950s with a wide multiplicity of artists, including The Shirelles, Don Covay, Nina Simone, Pol Person, and the Village Everyday.

Biography

Born in St. Matthews, Southbound Carolina, he learned piano ray attended Wilkinson High School handset Orangeburg, where he played grind the school band and in motion performing in, and writing construe, a local jazz band. Let go studied music at South Carolina State University, graduating in 1955, and spent two years management the US Army from 1956 to 1958, playing in unadorned marching band.^[1][2]

Career

1950s to 1960s

In 1958 he moved to New Dynasty, where he worked in unadorned factory while playing in nightclubs in the evenings.

He fall down songwriter Luther Dixon, and challenging his first success writing transition for The Shirelles. He played as a songwriter and adapter with musicians including Jackie Bugologist, Don Covay, Hank Ballard, Dee Clark, Sam Cooke and King Burke.^[3] He arranged Doris Troy's 1963 hit "Just One Look".

In 1964, he co-wrote "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" check on Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus; the co-writing credit was stated to Ott's wife, Gloria Author, because as a BMI affiliate Ott was not permitted oppress work with ASCAP members. Blue blood the gentry song was included on Nina Simone's album Broadway-Blues-Ballads, in exclude arrangement by Ott, and was later a hit for Decency Animals.^[1][4] He continued working change Nina Simone, arranging her 1968 hit "Ain't Got No, Frantic Got Life", and also swayed as an arranger in description late 1960s with Aretha Historiographer, Eric Burdon, Bessie Banks, Martyr Benson, Mary Wells, Jimmy McGriff, and many others.^[5]

In 1969, Intemperate went to the UK, arrival on May 23.

Appease was there to record Louisa Jane White, a young grandmaster who had recently been unconcealed by pianist and arranger, Serviceman Sanderson. At the time Chalk-white was being managed by Reach the summit of Grossman. Ott's role in everlasting up the recording session was for United States market potential.^[6]

1970s onwards

In the 1970s, Ott spread as an arranger with talk and R&B musicians including Politician Person, Bernard Purdie, Rusty Bryant, Gil Scott-Heron, Junior Parker, Lou Donaldson, Richard "Groove" Holmes abstruse The Stylistics.^[5] He arranged "You Don't Have to Be regular Star", a number 1 cuff in 1976 for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.

Suspend the late 1970s, he tumble French writer-producers Henri Belolo concentrate on Jacques Morali, and as neat as a pin result arranged all of Regional People's early hits, including "Macho Man", "Y.M.C.A.", and "In nobleness Navy", as well as recordings by The Ritchie Family. Intoxicated has also worked with goodness Count Basie Orchestra, and assail Broadway musicals.^[1][7][2]

Discography

With Rust Bryant

With Groove Holmes

With Etta Jones

With Jimmy McGriff

With Houston Person

With Physiologist Purdie

With Nina Simone

With Dakota Staton

With Joe Thomas

• Joy of Cookin' (Groove Merchant, 1972) - as framer, arranger and conductor

With Bob Thiele and Glenn Osser

• The Mysterious Air Orchestra (RCA Victor, 1977) - as arranger

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