Arnold first began playing drums in 1957 in Los Angeles while he was in the United States Coast Guard. In 1959, he began performing as "Horacee" when he joined a big band led by David Baker; he also played with Roland Kirk and Charles Mingus that year. In 1960 he became the drummer in a trio with Cecil McBee and Kirk Lightsey.

In the 1970s, Arnold became one of the best-known jazz fusion drummers, playing with Return to Forever, Stan Getz, Archie Shepp, and Billy Harper in addition to releasing two of his own solo albums. Later in the 1970s he formed an ensemble called Colloquium III with Billy Hart and Freddie Waits. In the 1980s Arnold went on to teach at William Paterson College. He worked as a session musician, played with Kenny Burrell, and formed a trio with David Friedman and Anthony Cox.

Horacee Arnold - Tales Of The Exonerated Flea

Label: Columbia - KC 32869

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: 1974

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Contemporary Jazz

Tracklist

A1Puppett Of The Seasons

A2Sing Nightjar

A3Benzélé Windows

B1Tales Of The Exonerated Flea

B2Delicate Evasions

B3Chinnereth II

B4Euroaquilo Silence

Credits

Bass - Clint Huston, George Mraz, Rick Laird

Electric Guitar - John Abercrombie

Flute, Alto Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Dom Um Romao

Percussion, Congas - Dave Johnson

Producer, Drums, Percussion, Timpani [Tymps], Liner Notes [Annotations], Composed By - Horacee Arnold

Soprano Saxophone, Flute - Sonny Fortune

Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano, Piano - Jan Hammer

Twelve-String Guitar - Ralph Towner

Vibraphone, Marimba [Bass] - David Friedman

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