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. 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) and Black Hope (1992). Featured musicians include keyboardists Vernell Brown and Benito Gonzalez, percussionist Rudy Bird, bassist Corcoran Holt and drummers Marcus Baylor and McClenty Hunter.

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