In the Vernacular (stylised as in the ver•nac‘u•lar) is the debut album led by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.

[1][2] AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow calls it "Excellent advanced hard bop music".

[3] All compositions by John Handy III except as indicated