Horace Ott

Horace Ott (* 1933 in St. Matthews (South Carolina) ) is an American pianist , arranger , record producer , composer and orchestra director.

Ott attended John Ford High School and Wilkinson High School in Orangeburg; During this time he wrote an arrangement for Duke Ellington's Satin Doll . He then studied at South Carolina State University , where he received his bachelor's degree. After his discharge from the US Army, he stayed in New York and worked as a musician, composer and arranger. Although his wife Gloria Caldwell is registered as the author, he is considered the co-composer of Nina Simone's successful title Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood . He also worked a. a. with Sam Cooke , Nat King Cole , the Count Basie Orchestra / Joe Williams , Dizzy Gillespie , Shirley Bassey , Aretha Franklin , Solomon Burke , Roberta Flack , Johnny Mathis , Roberto Carlos , George Benson , Jerry Butler , Carla Thomas , The Shirelles , Little Anthony and the Imperials , Joey DeFrancesco, and The Stylistics . He also arranged the Village People's hit YMCA . In the field of jazz, he was involved in 68 recording sessions between 1963 and 1995, in addition to the aforementioned also with Rusty Bryant , Lou Donaldson , Ronnie Foster , Panama Francis , Groove Holmes , Bobbi Humphrey , Etta Jones , Jimmy McGriff , Houston Person , Bernard Purdie , Irene Reid , Gil Scott-Heron , Leon Thomas and Jimmy Witherspoon .

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↑ Portrait at south carolina african american.com ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 5, 2015)

personal data
SURNAME	Ott, Horace
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American pianist, arranger, record producer, composer and orchestra director
DATE OF BIRTH	1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Matthews, South Carolina