Once in a While
Every version of “Once in a While” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 5 recordings, 1948 to 1980, by 5 leaders, including Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Charlie Persip and Gerry LaFurn, Gene Ammons. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Once in a While. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1948Soulful SaxophoneGene Ammons★★★☆☆
- 1954A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers★★★★★
- 1955My Kinda LoveSarah Vaughan★★★★☆
- 1961The Sensual Sound of Sonny StittSonny Stitt★★★☆☆
- 1980Charli Persip and Gerry LaFurn's 17-Piece SuperbandCharlie Persip and Gerry LaFurn★★★☆☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.