Kenny Garrett - Pushing The World Away (2013)

2013 release from the Grammy winning Jazz saxophonist. Pushing The World Away captures Garrett at the peak of his creative abilities, both as a saxophonist and as a composer. Garrett pays tribute to a number of his influences/friends and heroes that include Chick Corea, Chucho Vald‚s, Sonny Rollins and Garrett's musical confidant and album co-producer, Donald Brown (Brother Brown). In all, Pushing The World Away features 12 tunes, all of which were composed by Garrett except for one cover, a superb, lyrical, odd-metered take on the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "I Say a Little Prayer".

Tracklist:

1. A Side Order Of Hijiki
2. Hey, Chick
3. Chucho's Mambo
4. Lincoln Center
5. J'ouvert (Homage To Sonny Rollins)
6. That's It
7. I Say A Little Prayer
8. Pushing The World Away
9. Homma San
10. Brother Brown
11. Alpha Man
12. Rotation

Personnel:

Kenny Garrett (alto saxophone and soprano saxophone, chant, piano),
Benito Gonzalez (piano),
Corcoran Holt (bass),
Marcus Baylor, Mark Whitfield, Jr. (drums),
McClenty Hunter (drums, vocals),
Rudy Bird (percussion, cymbals, gong),
Ravi Best (trumpet),
Vernell Brown (piano, chant),
Jean Baylor (vocals),
Track 10: Carolin Pook (violin) Brian Sanders (cello),
Jen Herman (viola).