Miles Mosley, veteran bassist/vocalist/composer/bandleader and founding member of the West Coast Get Down collective (Kamasi Washington’s crew), has announced a new album. UPRISING is out January 27 next year on Alpha Pup / World Galaxy. Co-produced by Tony Austin and Barbara Sealy, the record features Washington, Austin, and fellow West Coast Get Down members Ryan Porter, Brandon Coleman, and Cameron Graves, as well as Dontae Winslow and the late saxophonist Zane Musa. Its lead single, “Young Lion,” premieres on Pitchfork Radio this afternoon. Tune in at 2 p.m. Eastern to hear it.
In a press release, Mosley said:
Read “A New Standard: Kamasi Washington’s Modern Jazz Revolution.” Watch Mosely perform with Washington at this summer's Pitchfork Music Festival: