Pushing the World Away
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| Pushing the World Away | ||||
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| Released | September 17, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:06 | |||
| Label | Mack Avenue MAC 1078 | |||
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Pushing the World Away is the Grammy-nominated,[1] critically acclaimed fourteenth studio album by Kenny Garrett, released on September 17, 2013, on Mack Avenue Records. The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. Featured musicians include keyboardists Vernell Brown and Benito Gonzalez, percussionist Rudy Bird, bassist Corcoran Holt and drummers Marcus Baylor, McClenty Hunter, and Mark Whitfield Jr.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| Financial Times | [4] |
| Jazzwise | [5][dead link] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| The New York Times | (favorable)[7] |
| WBGO | (favorable)[8] |
Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote, "Pushing the World Away is a wildly diverse offering for Garrett. What it doesn't reveal in swing it does in intricacies, shadows, impressive arrangements, and striking musicianship."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kenny Garrett except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Side Order of Hijiki" | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "Hey, Chick" | 6:05 | |
| 3. | "Chucho's Mambo" | 7:45 | |
| 4. | "Lincoln Center" | 6:26 | |
| 5. | "J'ouvert (Homage to Sonny Rollins)" | 4:54 | |
| 6. | "That's It" | 4:59 | |
| 7. | "I Say a Little Prayer" | 4:29 | |
| 8. | "Pushing the World Away" | 9:12 | |
| 9. | "Homma San" | 4:38 | |
| 10. | "Brother Brown" | 5:47 | |
| 11. | "Alpha Man" | 8:42 | |
| 12. | "Rotation" | 5:25 |
Personnel
Music
- 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, Donald Brown – producer
- Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer
- Al Pryor – Executive VP of A&R
- Joe Ferla – recording, mixing engineer
- Bob Mallory, 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
