Pushing the World Away

Pushing the World Away
Studio album by Kenny Garrett
Released	September 17, 2013
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:06
Label	Mack Avenue
Producer	Kenny Garrett, Donald Brown
Kenny Garrett chronology
Seeds from the Underground (2012) Pushing the World Away (2013) Do Your Dance! (2016)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic.com	[1]
The New York Times	(favorable) [2]
DownBeat	[3]
Jazzwise	[4]
Financial Times	[5]
WBGO	(favorable) [6]
PopMatters	[7]

Pushing the World Away is the Grammy-nominated, ^[8] critically acclaimed fourteenth studio album by Kenny Garrett, released on September 17, 2013 on Mack Avenue Records. Following its release, the album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, which is the highest Billboard chart position for Garrett since African Exchange Student (1990) ^[9] and Black Hope (1992). ^[10] Featured musicians include keyboardists Vernell Brown and Benito Gonzalez, percussionist Rudy Bird, bassist Corcoran Holt and drummers Marcus Baylor and McClenty Hunter.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Side Order of Hijiki"	Kenny Garrett	3:44
2.	"Hey, Chick"	Kenny Garrett	6:05
3.	"Chucho's Mambo"	Kenny Garrett	7:45
4.	"Lincoln Center"	Kenny Garrett	6:26
5.	"J'ouvert (Homage to Sonny Rollins)"	Kenny Garrett	4:54
6.	"That's It"	Kenny Garrett	4:59
7.	"I Say a Little Prayer"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	4:29
8.	"Pushing the World Away"	Kenny Garrett	9:12
9.	"Homma San"	Kenny Garrett	4:38
10.	"Brother Brown"	Kenny Garrett	5:47
11.	"Alpha Man"	Kenny Garrett	8:42
12.	"Rotation"	Kenny Garrett	5:25

Personnel

Musicians

• Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone (tracks 1-7, 9, 11, 12), soprano saxophone (track 8), chant (track 8), piano (track 10), arranger
• Donald Brown – arranger (track 9)
• Benito Gonzalez – piano (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9, 12)
• Corcoran Holt - bass
• Marcus Baylor - drums (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 9, 12)
• Rudy Bird - percussion (tracks 3, 5-7, 9), cymbals and gong (track 8)
• Ravi Best - trumpet (track 3)
• Vernell Brown - piano (tracks 4, 8, 11, 12), chant (track 8)
• McClenty Hunter - drums (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12), vocals (track 6)
• Mark Whitfield, Jr. - drums (tracks 8, 11, 12)
• Jean Baylor - vocals (track 9)
• Carolin Pook - violin (track 10)
• Brian Sanders - cello (track 10)
• Jen Herman - viola (track 10)
• Misha Tarasov - string arrangement (track 10)

Production

• Kenny Garrett – producer
• Donald Brown – producer
• Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer
• Al Pryor – Executive VP of A&R
• Joe Ferla – recording, mixing engineer
• Bob Mallory – assistant engineer
• Fred Sladkey – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
• Will Wakefield – production manager
• Randall Kennedy – creative director
• Maria Ehrenreich – creative services, production
• Michael Snyder – art direction, design
• Keith Major - photography

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work
2014	Nominated	Grammy Award	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Pushing the World Away
2014	Nominated	Soul Train Awards	Best Traditional Jazz Performance	Pushing the World Away

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums (2013) [11]	6

References

1. AllMusic.com review
2. "Reaching Back to '60s Pop and '70s Country (Published 2013)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.
3. Downbeat Magazine review
4. JazzWize Magazine review
5. The Financial Times review
6. WBGO review
7. PopMatters review
8. "Kenny Garrett 2013 Grammy Award Nomination".
9. "Billboard Jazz Albums, 1990". Billboard Magazine. 1990. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
10. "Billboard Jazz Albums, 1992". Billboard Magazine. 1992. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
11. "Billboard Jazz Albums, October 5, 2013". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2013.