Pushing the World Away

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

1. AllMusic.com review
2. The New York Times review
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. Retrieved 1990. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
10. "Billboard Jazz Albums, 1992". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 1992. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
11. "Billboard Jazz Albums, October 5, 2013". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2013.