Light years removed from the dance band music on which
Larry Elgart's reputation largely rests, the remarkable
Impressions of Outer Space captures the mystery and majesty of the cosmos in ravishing detail. Boasting evocative titles including "Airless Moon" and "Gravitational Whirlpool,"
Charles Albertine's challenging and abstract compositions are tone poems that articulate the dark, foreboding void of life beyond Earth -- spearheaded by
Elgart's alto saxophone, the arrangements are serious yet spirited, coloring
Albertine's ideas with moments of otherworldly beauty rooted in the avant-garde.