This is the album that
Les Baxter's Space Escapade should have been.
King Curtis makes a surprise (as would anyone known for rock and soul) appearance and adds greatly without ever being obtrusive.
Curtis maintains the pace and adds a fourth solo vehicle, which means the arrangements have to be tight. Several tunes have organ solos that adequately evoke "space," and "Blue Twilight" verges on being crime jazz.
Swingin' On a Star is consistently wonderful throughout.