Johnny Hartman - Once In Every Life

Johnny Hartman's next-to-last album (he made a record for Audiophile 12 days later) finds the 57-year-old singer still in prime form. His rich baritone voice is joined by a sextet also including Frank Wess (on tenor and flute), trumpeter Joe Wilder and pianist Billy Taylor. The ballads range from slow to a brighter medium-tempo pace, and Hartman (particularly on such tunes as "Easy Living", "Wave" and "I Could Write A Book") shows that he still had it this late in his career, writes AllMusic. In his film "Bridges Of Madison County" Clint Eastwood used four tracks from Once In Every Life. Record Label: Acoustic Sounds/AS AAPJ 105 Style: Jazz