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...Rodriguez funnels sounds into a 40-minute collage of electric-acoustic arrangements steeped equally in tradition and disruption, convention and audacity coming through in a big, clean sound... — The New York Times More…

Release Date: 14th Jun 2024
Catalogue No: 6537675
Label: Verve
Length: 39 minutes

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Julius Rodriguez, Nate Mercereau: Mission Statement

Work length4:22

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Julius Rodriguez (drum programming), Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Julius Rodriguez (percussion), Julius Rodriguez (electric bass), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Nicole McCabe (alto saxophone), Luke Titus (drums), Nate Mercereau (synthesizer)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez: Funmi’s Groove

Work length6:30

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (organ), Julius Rodriguez (electric guitar), Philip Norris (upright bass), Brian Richburg, Jr (tambourine), Tim Anderson (drum programming)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez, Nate Mercereau: Around The World

Work length3:27

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (acoustic guitar), Julius Rodriguez (drum programming), Nicole McCabe (alto saxophone), Alonzo Demetrius (trumpet), Philip Norris (acoustic bass guitar), Luke Titus (drums), Brian Richburg, Jr (drums), Nate Mercereau (guitar), Nate Mercereau (sampler)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez, Maddi St John, Nate Mercereau: Road Rage

Work length1:49

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Jay Adlher (vocals), Julius Rodriguez (drums), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Declan Miers (electric bass), Maddi St John (background vocalist), Nate Mercereau (guitar), Nate Mercereau (sampler)
Recorded: 2023-12

Dijon Duenas, Andrew Sarlo, Michael Gordon: Many Times

Work length5:46

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (organ), Julius Rodriguez (acoustic guitar), Philip Norris (upright bass), Philip Norris (drums), Tim Anderson (drum programming)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez: Rise And Shine

Work length2:35

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Julius Rodriguez (acoustic guitar), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (electric bass)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez, Meshell Ndegeocello: Run To It (The CP Song)

Work length5:13

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (clarinet), Julius Rodriguez (organ), Julius Rodriguez (electric bass), Julius Rodriguez (drums), Philip Norris (acoustic bass guitar), Chris Lewis (tenor saxophone), Alonzo Demetrius (trumpet), Brian Richburg, Jr (tambourine)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez: Love Everlasting

Work length3:49

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Keyon Harrold (trumpet), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (organ), Julius Rodriguez (electric bass), Julius Rodriguez (drum), Julius Rodriguez (drum programming), WaveIQ (drum programming), Tim Anderson (drum programming)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez, Nate Mercereau: Stars Talk

Work length2:06

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Julius Rodriguez (piano), Nate Mercereau (sampler), Julius Rodriguez (rhodes), Emilio Modeste (sopranino & alto sax), Emilio Modeste (saxophones), Nate Mercereau (guitar)
Recorded: 2023-12

Julius Rodriguez, Jermaine Paul, Georgia Muldrow: Champion’s Call

Work length3:34

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Julius Rodriguez (synthesizer), Georgia Anne Muldrow (vocals), Julius Rodriguez (piano), Julius Rodriguez (drums), Julius Rodriguez (drum programming), Jermaine Paul (upright bass)
Recorded: 2023-12

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Recording of the Week, Julius Rodriguez - Evergreen

27th June 2024

The versatile "jazz pop-hop" prodigy's new album reflects his desire to remain dynamic and adaptable, much like the verdant plant that inspired its name.

You can find Julius Rodriguez in many places. You could walk into a packed jazz haunt and bear witness to him behind the piano with energy practically surging from his fingers through the room. You might scroll up on social media and catch him alternating from drums to bass to guitar at the speed of a jump cut. You may also step onto festival grounds and see him on stage either solo or accompanying another like-minded visionary, jamming like his life depends on it. No matter where, the New York-born and Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer electrifies any lane. By doing so, he also transcends perceived boundaries between genres and styles, redefining the music to mirror his own fluid creative inclinations and delivering a sound that's solely his alone.

Rodriguez's signature style came to life on his solo debut, "Let Sound Tell All," which NPR hailed as "a project so dynamic that even the umbrella of jazz couldn't quite contain its essence." Following widespread applause from The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The FADER and more, collaborations with everyone from Wynton Marsalis to A$AP Rocky, and tens of millions of streams, Rodriguez grows in as many directions as possible on his second full-length offering, "Evergreen."

At the top of 2024, he entered a studio in North Hollywood, California with producer Tim Anderson (Solange, Halsey, Billie Eilish). They unlocked a distinct chemistry, bonding over the catalog of Herbie Hancock and 70s fusion titans Mahavishnu Orchestra. Rodriguez introduces the album with the opener and single "Mission Statement." Steady handclaps set the track in motion as a spacey loop swims around a slick bass line. Cymbals chatter through vibrant piano, and a saxophone solo sails off towards the horizon.

"Love Everlasting" sees him team up with longtime friend and fellow dynamo Keyon Harold. A dreamy keyboard melody gently echoes as Harold's unmistakable trumpet booms in fits of emotion over robust drums and shimmering piano. Then, there's "Run to It (The CP Song)." It hinges on a boisterous back-and-forth between the bass, beats, guitar and piano – akin to a vivacious Sunday on stage in a Southern church.

On the other end of the spectrum, he injects a "jazz waltz vibe" into his reimagining of Dijon's "Many Times." The epic "Stars Talk" unites him with Nate Mercereau, whose synths and freestyled guitar samples amplify an exhale of sonic bliss.

The album crescendos to a triumphant inflection point on "Champion's Call," featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow. A signature piano line from Rodriguez brims with energy as Muldrow's deep wail resounds with earthquaking intensity in a mantra-like motion. By breaking boundaries with "Evergreen," Rodriguez has lived up to the true spirit of jazz by ushering it towards the future freely.

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The New York Times

...Rodriguez funnels sounds into a 40-minute collage of electric-acoustic arrangements steeped equally in tradition and disruption, convention and audacity coming through in a big, clean sound seemingly inspired by 1970s jazz fusion.

July 2024

Evergreen eschews genre, opting to present different worlds within each track… Not so much a masterwork as a master at play, [it] will likely stand the test of time.

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