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1979 studio album by Gil Evans Orchestra

Parabola

Released

1979

Recorded

July 29, 1978

Studio

Trafalgar Studios, Rome

Length

76:32

Horo HDP 31-32

Aldo Sinesio

Gil Evans chronology

Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978
(1979)

Parabola
(1979)

Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)
(1980)

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.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

All compositions by Gil Evans except as indicated

v t e Gil Evans
Studio albums	Gil Evans & Ten (1958) New Bottle Old Wine (1958) Great Jazz Standards (1959) Out of the Cool (1961) Into the Hot (1962) The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) Blues in Orbit (1971) Masabumi Kikuchi with Gil Evans (1972) The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (1974) There Comes a Time (1976) Parabola (1979) Where Flamingos Fly (1981) Collaboration (1987) Paris Blues (1988) Rhythm A Ning (1988) Golden Hair (1989)
Live albums	Svengali (1973) Priestess (1977) Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (1978) Heroes (1980) Anti-Heroes (1980) Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (1980, 81) Live at Sweet Basil (1984) Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1984) Bud and Bird (1986) Farewell (1986)

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