Rollins co-produced the album with Persian-American musician and producer Shahin Shahida (of Shahin & Sepehr) and multi-platinum producer Dominic Camardella (Flora Purim, 3rd Force, Ottmar Liebert).

Associate producer William Aura of 3rd Force recorded the Nepali musicians in Kathmandu, Nepal.

[3] Rollins composed all of the music on the album; however, the song "Parisian Rhapsody" was inspired by "Gymnopedie No.

[3] Elevation received positive reviews from jazz, guitar, and world music critics.

[4][5][6] The single from Elevation, "Daybreak", appeared on the Billboard top-30 Smooth Jazz Songs chart.