Arrival
Studio album by Horace Parlan
Released	1974
Recorded	December 21–22, 1973
Studio	Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen
Genre	Jazz
Label	SteepleChase
Producer	Nils Winther
Horace Parlan chronology
Happy Frame of Mind (1963) Arrival (1974) No Blues (1975)

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AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Arrival is an album by Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label. ^[3] It was Parlan's first album for the label and his first recording as a leader for a decade following the end of his association with the Blue Note label.

All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated

1. "Arrival" – 5:47
2. "For Heaven's Sake" ( Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) – 4:41
3. "Norma" – 5:15
4. "New Start" ( Idrees Sulieman) – 7:31
5. "Saucer Eyes" ( Randy Weston) – 5:54
6. " Polka Dots and Moonbeams" ( Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:35
7. "Waltz, No. 1" – 4:25
8. "Back from the Gig" – 4:18
9. " Bags' Groove" ( Milt Jackson) – 3:34
10. "Just Keep A-Walkin'" ( Thad Jones) – 8:19

• Horace Parlan – piano
• Idrees Sulieman – flugelhorn
• Bent Jædig – tenor saxophone
• Hugo Rasmussen – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums