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.
Tranquility
This week’s Fresh Friday is bursting with harmony, ignited by the explosive soul of Mal Waldron, Lorez Alexandria, Valerie Simpson, David Axelrod, Phillis Dillon, Mulatu Astatke, Gwen McCrae, Bobby Hutcherson, and Ben Sidron.
Tell Me a Bedtime Story
Let this week’s Fresh Friday rock you into a golden slumber, soothed by the gentle soul of The Zombies, Leroy Hutson, Kimiko Kasai, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Alèmayèhu Eshèté, Edwin Starr, Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, and Lowbites.
Hurry Up Tomorrow
This week’s Fresh Friday says goodbye to 2022, carried by the gusting soul of Wee, Yesterday’s New Quintet, The Nu’Rons, Black Star, Ahmad Jamal, Tewolde Redda, and Gil Scott-Heron with Makaya McCraven.
Guess I Always Knew
This week’s Fresh Friday is a ray of sunshine through the early spring clouds, thawed by the warm sounds of Joe Eboh, The Apostles, Cymande, ESG, Love Apple, Hailu Mergia & The Walias, and Jean Paul ‘El Troglodita'.
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).
Call Me the Moment You Get There
Enjoy every minute, moment, and second of this week's Fresh Friday, blessed by the ascendant soul of Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, Erik B & Rakim, Wayne Shorter, Girma Bèyènè, The Jungle Brothers, Ronnie Foster, Malo, and Aretha Franklin.
et si je t'aime
Sprawl in the late season sunshine that is this week's Fresh Friday, cozied by the soulful radiance of Jon Lucien, Ann Peebles, Hailu Mergia, The Blackbyrds, Marie Laforêt, Eddie Harris, Brother to Brother, and Merry Clayton!
Sunny Boy
Five months ago, our lives changed forever as we were united with our son, Miles Zekariyas. Today, his first birthday is soulfully celebrated by the The Ponderosa Twins Plus One, Diana Ross & The Supremes, De La Soul, Helen Reddy, Al Jarreau, Nat Adderley, The Jackson Five, and Mulatu Astatke!
Miles Away
It’s been a stretch since I’ve posted a new mix, and there couldn’t be a better occasion. Today, we travel across the planet to meet our boy. This is our soundtrack… powered by the soul of Labi Siffre, Mulatu Astatke, Manu Dibango, Letta Mbulu, and Aretha Franklin, among others.
Dreams of You
This week’s Fresh Friday is easier than two Sunday Mornings, assuaged by the melancholy genius of Nat King Cole, Jimmy Smith, Bob Dorough, Sonny Rollins, Nat Adderley, Billie Holliday, and Mulatu Astatke.