Weldon Irvine - Liberated BrotherWeldon Irvine's debut as a leader remains one of the most fiercely idiosyncratic electric jazz outings of the early '70s. Innovative not only for it's moody, nuanced jazz funk sensibility, Liberated Brother also translates the uncommonly strong passion of Irvine's political and philosophical views into it's grooves, creating music of rare sincerity and ambition.

Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: Robert Siodmak (Criss Cross)

feeling hemmed in

Features the original studio versions of "Wait

Expect more to come from this talented young artist

Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

ERNEST GOES TO AFRICA: Get ready for a really wild African adventure

with a remarkable organ solo part performed by the award-winning organist Iveta Apkalna

He Ain't Heavy

Soaring flute melodies

of Blind Lemon Records

The tracks follow the development of his skills as a performer and interpreter of songs from his earliest recordings in 1927 to some of his early 1960s beautiful updates of his most loved songs

Gemma Townley