On any given Friday, Cool Your Jets Creative releases a new Fresh Friday. a hot and tasty vinyl mixtape with a custom cover. Tracks range from jazz to soul to hip-hop and beyond, with nearly every song ripped from original pressing vinyl, where each pop from the static patina tells a story of that record’s journey.
Back Trak
This week’s Fresh Thursday (?) is a soulful digestif to help wash down another challenging year, ripened by the sweet and complex sounds of Erasmo Carlos, Oy Onyioha, Los Disco Duro, The Jungle Brothers, Sweet Talks, Minnie Riperton, Pretty Purdie & the Playboys, and Charles Wright.
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After ten years of Freshness, this week drops a collection of favorites from years’ past, with soul vibrations provided by Roy Ayers’ Ubiquity, Kansas City Express, Bohannon, Kool & the Gang, Art Blakey, El Chicano, Junior Parker, and the Impressions. (Cover featuring “Rescue” by Dawn Bassett)
Spinning Wheel
This week’s Fresh Friday ventures to disrupt the monotony, spun round by the momentous soul of The Village Callers, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Meters, The Esbee Family, Christy Essien, Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Mayfield, and the Lijadu Sisters.
Love Me Now
This week’s Fresh Friday honors music and musicians across Africa, pulsed by the soulful heartbeat of Mulatu Astatke (with the Heliocentrics), William Onyeabor, Hailu Mergia, Fela Kuti, The Dur-Dur Band, Alemayehu Eshete, Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani, and Hugh Masekela (with Hedzolah Sounds).
Turn Out the Lights
This Week’s Fresh Friday turns a narrative page, propelled forward by the reflective soul of Curtis Mayfield, The Sylvers, The Real ShooBeeDoo, Don Thompson, Lalomie Washburn, 79.5, Larry Young, and Digital Underground.
Lucky to be me
This week’s Fresh Friday anticipates the light as we exit the tunnel, warmed by the soulful glow of Bill Evans, Donald Byrd, Gene Russell, Abbey Lincoln, Joe Henderson, Mary Lou Williams, Groove Holmes, and Nina Simone.
Lotus Blossom
This week’s Fresh Friday sprouts beauty through the muck, watered by the delicate grooves of Nikki Giovanni, Erasmo Carlos, Michael Franks, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Blossom Dearie, David Axelrod, Don Cherry, Cymande, and Smokey Robinson.
What Do I Wish For (On a Cloudy Day)?
Soak in this week’s Fresh Friday, awash with the cleansing soul of Azymuth, Eddie Kendrick, The Joneses, The Young-Holt Unlimited, Milt Jackson, Mind & Matter, Melvin Sparks, and the Chi-Lites.