Jim - I don't know if you're going to be an Oliver Nelson completest. If so, you need Sax Appeal (VeeJay). Nelson solos iirc on at least one of the Tommy Dean cuts included.
Perhaps you have it already.
I say often with a silent t. Meriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (my reference) lists often with a silent t as the preferred pronunciation, but lists the pronunciation your wife uses as an alternate pronunciation.