Pushing the World Away

Studio album by Kenny Garrett

Released

September 17, 2013 (U.S.)

Genre

Jazz

Length

72:06

Label

Mack Avenue Records

Producer

Kenny Garrett & Donald Brown

Kenny Garrett chronology

Seeds from the Underground
(2012)

Pushing the World Away
(2013)

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 a Grammy-nominated^[8] critically acclaimed 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]

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

Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone (1-7, 9, 11-12), soprano saxophone (8), chant (8), piano (10), arranger, producer
Donald Brown – arranger (9), producer
Benito Gonzalez – piano (1-3, 5-7, 9, 12)
Corcoran Holt - bass (1-12)
Marcus Baylor - drums (1-3, 5-6, 9, 12)
Rudy Bird - percussion (3, 5-7, 9), cymbals and gong (8)
Ravi Best - trumpet (3)
Vernell Brown - piano (4, 8, 11-12), chant (8)
McClenty Hunter - drums (4, 7, 10, 12), vocals (6)
Mark Whitfield, Jr. - drums (8, 11-12)
Jean Baylor - vocals (9)
Carolin Pook - violin (10)
Brian Sanders - cello (10)
Jen Herman - viola (10)
Misha Tarasov - string arrangement (10)
Joe Ferla – recording, mixing engineer
Bob Mallory – assistant engineer
Fred Sladkey – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
Keith Major - photography
Michael Snyder – art direction, design
Randall Kennedy – creative director
Maria Ehrenreich – creative services, production
Will Wakefield – production manager
Al Pryor – Executive VP of A&R
Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer

Awards & Nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work
2013	Nominated	Grammy Award	Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Pushing the World Away

Chart positions

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

References

↑ AllMusic.com review
↑ The New York Times review
↑ Downbeat Magazine review
↑ JazzWize Magazine review
↑ The Financial Times review
↑ WBGO review
↑ PopMatters review
↑ "Kenny Garrett 2013 Grammy Award Nomination".
↑ "Billboard Jazz Albums, 1990". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 1990. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Billboard Jazz Albums, 1992". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 1992. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Billboard Jazz Albums, October 5, 2013". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2013.

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