Pushing the World Away
Pushing the World Away is the Grammy-nominated, 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.
Reception
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."Track listing
All tracks are written by Kenny Garrett except where noted.Personnel
Music- Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, chant, piano, arranger
- Donald Brown – arranger
- Benito Gonzalez – piano
- Corcoran Holt – bass
- Marcus Baylor – drums
- Rudy Bird – percussion, cymbals and gong
- Ravi Best – trumpet
- Vernell Brown – piano, chant
- McClenty Hunter – drums, vocals
- Mark Whitfield Jr. – drums
- Jean Baylor – vocals
- Carolin Pook – violin
- Brian Sanders – cello
- Jen Herman – viola
- Misha Tarasov – string arrangement
- 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