Utterance is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Glenn Spearman with drummer John Heward, which was recorded in 1990 but not issued until 1999 by Cadence Jazz.[1]

Utterance
Studio album by Glenn Spearman & John Heward
Released	1999
Recorded	October 28, 1990
Studio	Silent Sound, Montreal
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:12
Label	Cadence Jazz
Producer	Bob Rush
Glenn Spearman chronology
Night After Night (1981) Utterance (1999) Mystery Project (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy wrote that "it is a significant part of the saxophonist's discography in that it reveals his clear debt to fellow saxophonist Frank Wright and offers the chance to hear Spearman develop long solos with minimal distraction."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted: "The Coltrane influence is still there, but it has been subsumed into something altogether more linear."[3]

The JazzTimes review by Duck Baker stated: "The measured pace is certainly an intelligent response to the sax-percussion instrumentation, in which the temptation is to fill up the space instead of letting it become part of things as it does here."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Spearman / Heward

1. "Tongues" – 27:59
2. "The Solidification of Fires" – 15:30
3. "Summoning Voices" – 12:43

Personnel

• Glenn Spearman – tenor sax, bells, voice
• John Heward – drums, kalimba, voice

References