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Parabola (album)

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Released
  
1979

Length
  
76:32

Producer
  
Aldo Sinesio

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Horo HDP 31-32

Recorded
  
July 29, 1978 at Trafalgar Studios, Rome

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.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

  1. "Waltz" - 14:22
  2. "Up from the Skies" (Jimi Hendrix) - 4:20
  3. "Parabora" - 11:52
  4. "Stone Free" (Hendrix) - 21:58
  5. "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

    Parabola (album) Wikipedia
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