Standard of Language


Standard of Language is a studio album by saxophonist Kenny Garrett, released on March 11, 2003, his eighth for Warner Bros. Records.

Reception

John Fordham of The Guardian stated: "though much of the music is urgent and intense, Garrett's melodic gifts do not desert him in the composing, and at least two-thirds of the album features typically compelling themes." The AllMusic review by Paula Edelstein noted that Garrett "brings a muscular yet lyrical eloquence to nine songs". David Franklin, writing for JazzTimes, remarked, "his quartet brilliantly execute a program of freshly original Garrett compositions. Throughout, Garrett dances, cries, screeches and/or squawks in an extraordinary example of his personal amalgamation of bop and free-jazz elements." All About Jazz's Riel Lazarus stated: "Garrett and company manage to straddle all three dimensions of human life: past, present and future. While the language spoken is that of traditional modern jazz, the dialect is undeniably current, and at times hints at things to come."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Garrett except where noted.

Personnel

Music
Production