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.

Michael Harnisch 4/21/23 Michael Harnisch 4/21/23

Kukuchi

This week’s Fresh Friday is a balance of certainty and doubt, obscured by the weighty jazz of Letta Mbulu, David Axelrod, Doug & Jean Carn, Roy Ayers, Bill Evans, Hugh Masekela, and J.J. Johnson.

Michael Harnisch 7/30/21 Michael Harnisch 7/30/21

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).

Michael Harnisch 3/27/20 Michael Harnisch 3/27/20

What Do I Do When I'm Alone?

This week’s Fresh Friday offers appropriately distanced community at a time of isolation, unified by the soulful joy of Grover Monster, Manu Dibango, Kellee Patterson, Idris Muhammad, The Blackbyrds, Groove Holmes, The Pointer Sisters, Donald Byrd, and Hugh Masekela.

Michael Harnisch 3/30/18 Michael Harnisch 3/30/18

Amen

Rejoice in the salvation of this week's Fresh Friday, warmed by the radiant soul of George Benson, Shuggie Otis, Malo, Hugh Masekela, Charles Wright, Jimmy McGriff, Hopeton Lewis, and Otis Redding!

Michael Harnisch 6/13/13 Michael Harnisch 6/13/13

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.