Parabola (album)

Parabola

Studio album by Gil Evans Orchestra

Released

1979

Recorded

July 29, 1978 at Trafalgar Studios, Rome

Genre

Jazz

Length

76:32

Label

Horo HDP 31-32

Producer

Aldo Sinesio

Gil Evans chronology

The Rest of Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978
(1978)

Parabola
(1978)

Little Wing
(1978)

Parabola is a double album by jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans recorded in Italy in 1978 by Evans with an orchestra featuring Arthur Blythe, Steve Lacy, and Lew Soloff and released on the Italian Horo label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

"Waltz" - 14:22
"Up from the Skies" (Jimi Hendrix) - 4:20
"Parabora" - 11:52
"Stone Free" (Hendrix) - 21:58
"Variation" - 24:00

Personnel

Gil Evans - piano, electric piano, arranger, conductor
Lew Soloff - trumpet
Earl McIntyre - trombone
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Pete Levin - keyboards
Don Pate - bass
Noel McGhie - drums

References

↑ Gil Evans discography accessed June 16, 2014.
↑ Horo Records discography, accessed June 16, 2014
1 2 Allmusic listing accessed June 16, 2014.

Gil Evans

Studio albums	Gil Evans & Ten (1957) New Bottle Old Wine (1958) Great Jazz Standards (1959) Out of the Cool (1960) Into the Hot (1961) The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) Blues in Orbit (1969) Where Flamingos Fly (1971) The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (1974) There Comes a Time (1975) Parabola (1978) Collaboration (1987) [with Helen Merrill] Rhythm A Ning (1987) [with Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumiere] Golden Hair (1987) [with Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumiere] Paris Blues (1987) [with Steve Lacy]

Live albums	Svengali (1973) Priestess (1977) Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (1978) Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (1980) Live at Sweet Basil (1984) Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1984) Farewell (1986)

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