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. Throughout the 1960s, he worked in jazz with pianist/composer
Hasaan Ibn Ali and bassist
Henry Grimes, and with the
Bud Powell Trio at
Birdland. He worked as part of the
Alvin Ailey American Dance company on a tour of Asia. Later in the 1960s, he played with
Hugh Masekela and
Miriam Makeba; following this he studied composition under
Heiner Stadler, Hy Gubenick, and
classical guitar with
Ralph Towner. In 1967 he founded his own ensemble, the Here and Now Company, with
Sam Rivers,
Karl Berger,
Joe Farrell, and
Robin Kenyatta. 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. ==Discography==