

Digging into Kenny Garrett's catalogue makes it clear that he's a post-bop chameleon. The alto—and sometimes soprano—saxophonist nails the sinewy, spiritual lines of modal jazz in “Lonnie's Lament” just as expertly as the spare melodies and ambient chords of “Brother Hubbard.” He even tackles hard bop's husky blowing and bluesy, lunging grooves on “The House That Nat Built.”