Toru Hashimoto is the Dr. Frankenstein of compilations - each volume of his superb Free Soul series assembles a seemingly disparate batch of vintage funk, fusion, and folk-rock tunes that against all odds come together to create a seamless, richly atmospheric listening experience. And with each successive entry, Hashimoto seems to dig even deeper into the proverbial crates, discovering a wealth of timeless music that's either slipped through the cracks or just never got the chance to shine in this kind of context. 

Free Soul Impressions is another fantastically hip and carefully sequenced tour through both familiar classics and forgotten gems of the 1960s and 1970s, with a pronounced emphasis on jazz-funk featuring superb entries from Weldon Irvine ("We Gettin' Down"), Lonnie Liston Smith ("Sunbeams"), and Jon Lucien ("Pleasure of Your Garden").