The Big Push is an instrumental jazz composition by Wayne Shorter, its only credited writer and composer, and it has no lyrics. Its original recording is Shorter's performance of 4 March 1965 at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey, made during the sessions for The Soothsayer. The track was first released on the album The Soothsayer on Blue Note in 1979 and runs about eight minutes and 19 seconds. Its style is generally given as hard bop, post bop and modal jazz.
Later recordings include a 1994 version by Jesse Davis and a 2010 version by Luca Mannutza Sound Six, along with performances by Rashied Ali, Mike Moreno and Magic Malik Jazz Association.
