Parallel Galaxy is the first solo album by American musician Emmett Chapman, released in 1985 on Backyard Records.

(Alphonso Johnson and Tony Levin had used a Stick a few years earlier).

The track "Back Yard" appears in the Alan Smithee version of the 1984 film Dune.

It included Bruce Gary on drums, Josh Hanna on vocal effects and Dan Chapman (Emmett's brother) on harmonica.

A 1999 review of the album's rerelease on CD for All About Jazz described the album as "upbeat and playful", at its best reminiscent of country or bluegrass influenced jazz in the style of Bela Fleck or Les Paul, though somewhat dated and gimmicky: "I find this an interesting listen but if it wasn’t extra-valued as Chapman’s debut Stick release I may have passed on it".