Time: 53:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Smooth Jazz
Art: Front
01. I'm On My Way (Coming Back To You) (Feat. Eric Marienthal) (3:47)
02. Night Flight (Feat. Ashley Aluv Doe & Marcus Anderson) (4:40)
03. First & Goal (Feat. Eric Marienthal) (4:23)
04. How Long (Feat. Marcus Anderson) (4:37)
05. Elevation Music (Feat. Stanley Thompson) (4:29)
06. Turn It Around (Feat. Marcus Anderson & Stanley Thompson) (5:08)
07. Partly Cloudy (Feat. Bob Baldwin) (4:45)
08. Altitude (Feat. Richard Boulger) (4:27)
09. Tabatha's Song (Feat. Reggie Buie) (4:54)
10. My Name Is Roderick (3:57)
11. Broken Glass (3:58)
12. La Brisa De Noche (Feat. Quamon Fowler & Russ Corvey) (4:22)
Roderick Allen is an American-born music composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, & instrumental recording artist currently residing in Durham, North Carolina. Although a versatile musician, he has a strong preference for the urban-contemporary characteristics of smooth jazz. Born in 1971 in Fayetteville, NC, Mr. Allen became greatly influenced by the works of Stevie Wonder, James “D -Train” Williams, & George Duke. As a juvenile growing up in Raeford, NC, Fayetteville, NC, and Ft. Lee, VA, he took an interest in playing keyboards and piano after his best friend Stanley Thompson, began writing and recording original songs. Roderick soon found himself surrounded by very talented musicians and singers. This would ultimately play a significant role in his development as a musician and producer. In 1990 Roderick enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and after settling at Camp LeJeune, NC, he began performing with local bands. Although his skills as a musician earned him positions in countless performing groups, it is his ability to compose and arrange intriguing original music that has gained him the most notoriety. Recently, one of his songs, JUST ME & MY BABY featuring Shameka Henderson, was drafted as the closing theme for a fledgling television sitcom. In 2004, an online radio station facilitated his climb to the #13 position on its Top 100 Jazz Artists of 2004, an independent chart largely occupied by some of the biggest names in smooth jazz. Since then, he has worked tirelessly building his brand and bolstering his repertoire of quality smooth jazz compositions as heard on his debut album entitled ELEVATION MUSIC. ELEVATION MUSIC is a production of tranquil smooth jazz keyboards and sultry up-tempo grooves featuring award-winning saxophonists Marcus Anderson & Eric Marienthal. The album was released on Oct 9th 2015 and just four days later, it became the #1-selling jazz album in both the Smooth Jazz and Jazz fusion genres on Amazon for several days.
Elevation Music