American jazz double bass player, born October 31, 1945 in Los Angeles.
Performed and recorded with Don Ellis 1966-1968, with Paul Horn 1968-1971 and Gil Melle 1969-1974. Also recorded with Frank Strazzeri 1969, Warne Marsh 1969, John Klemmer 1972-1974 and Gábor Szaó 1974-1975.
Parlato contributed bass parts to a number of Frank Zappa albums and also toured with him. In 2006 he was teaching Upright Bass at Robertson's Violins in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Son of Charles Parlato, brother of Dennis Parlato and father of Gretchen Parlato.