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L.A. Won’t Bring You Down

Quite simply my biggest Fan Favorite.

Take Me Home

This song is also very different from its origins on “Bear.” Now equipped with an action packed arrangement, this might be one of this songs’ most successful outings. I’m very happy with this arrangement, and the bands performance is superb in my books.

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Miles Mosley

Guantanamo

Written in tribute of my great grandfather Will Mosley and his triumphantly brave life.

Guantanamo

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theStarM: Live Sampler

NEW FEATURED PROMO

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Boomtro

This is a variation on a song called “Showtro” from the “Taming the Proud” record. As I developed this new sound for myself, I added different lyrics, and a completely different outro. So, technically this is a brand new song! Wow, that was easy. This was the first song of the night at theStarM:LIVE concert.

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Miles Mosley

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Sleep When I Tell You

Though it is one of my most simple songs written to date, it evokes a primal performance out of both the performers and the audience. This song is one of my favorite exercises in minimalism and power. To me it has a whiskey house, sweaty, humid, sexy feel. As you’ll see the bass gets the worst of it and produces a howl of a sound. All in good fun!

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Miles Mosley

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Open Sesame

You remember Kool and the Gang? We do. Again this is only a small part of a medley, but the horn arrangement is so impressive I had to play it live. As a matter of fact I got a big hi-five for the person who can tell me who originally wrote this horn arrangement. NOT the song, the horn parts. I’ve gotta hunch but I’ll wait to hear what ya’ll say. Just COMMENT your answers below.

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Miles Mosley

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Mo’ Hits

Featuring Tony “two-guns” Austin on the drums. Oh my. I have told a great many people that the biggest pay off to learning to play an instrument well is that you are then allowed to surround yourself by fabulous players. Tony is an example of the type of player I’ve been able to attract into my life because of the hard I work I’ve put into the four long strings. Feel free to bang along while you watch. “one.two.three.four”

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Miles Mosley

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Heart Of The City

This song, which you won’t be able to tell from the video, is part of a 5-song medley that started off the top of “theStarM: Live” show.

Oh yeah, there’s a bass solo in there for you. Here kitty kitty…

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Miles Mosley

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Get Up, Get In To It, Get Involved

James Brown has probably been the single biggest influence on my music in the last 2 years. Though I have always been a fan of his dancing, singing and ability to pull together the funkiest musicians in one room, it wasn’t until I had a long conversation with Kamasi Washington my good friend and Tenor player that I realized that James Brown, was really a continuation of everything Duke Ellington, Count Basie and other greats had started.

James figured out a way to continue the popular legacy of improvised music.

This is my first Ode to Mr. Brown.