The Big Push is a jazz instrumental composed by Wayne Shorter. It was recorded on March 4, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey during the Soothsayer sessions and first released on The Soothsayer, with a 1979 Blue Note release as the Rudy Van Gelder Edition. The track features Wayne Shorter on tenor sax, James Spaulding on alto sax, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, with Alfred Lion as producer and Rudy Van Gelder as engineer. The Soothsayer is a Blue Note album (GXF 3054). The Big Push remains a standout Shorter composition from this recording.
