Opening the floodgates to Los Angeles-based upright bass virtuoso and composer Miles Mosley’s new album Uprising, “Young Lion” bursts with energy from every seam. Scorching horn lines, slick keys and a propulsive rhythm section unlike any other in modern music, the end of the track is supplanted with a mind-bending effects laced bass solo from Miles that shows why he’s one of the most respected bassists alive. A perfect beginning to the story of Uprising. It encapsulates the dynamic range of genres and expression that traces the rest of the album.

Uprising serves as his most personal and defining climb throughout his long-time career in the music industry. For Miles, it combines a deep love of songwriting with an innovative, truly one-of-a-kind ability on the upright bass. A balance he has worked decades to execute with precision, quality and taste. Uprising features the collective Miles co-founded, the West Coast Get Down, a family of musicians he helped bring together during their formative years. Miles and company blend into a unified system of brilliant luminance throughout. Kamasi Washington, Ryan Porter, Zane Musa, Dontae Winslow and the other L.A. horn players shout from the mountain tops; Brandon Coleman brings unrelenting funk on vintage keys; Cameron Graves displays his ethereal piano virtuosity, and Tony Austin holds it down with equal measure on drums and the production/engineering chair.

Uprising is Miles’ personalized take on the musical journey of his life, and that of his West Coast Get Down family. It stands as an impressive record of deep conviction and technical prowess, following the influences he has gained from legends such as Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix. Every lyric, rhythm, melody and harmony comes from the deepest reserves of Miles’ soul and the experiences he has endured over the last two decades in the music industry. The album demonstrates Miles’ vision and scope, traversing through stunning vocal cadences and complex music arrangements with scorching horn lines, innovative bass solos, thought-provoking lyricism and an overall dynamic that bleeds with the lineage of the West Coast Get Down. It showcases tracks reminiscent of the best that pop, jazz, blues, funk and soul have to offer.