Interesting you bring up Joe Jackson. His Body and Soul album is exceptionally well recorded. He went all over New York looking for a venue to record the album, specifically for the sound. As I remember he chose a nearly all wood venue. He probably chose all the microphones, positioned them, etc. From the very first note the sound is big, open, and dynamic. One of my all time favorite albums.
Listen to “You Can’t get what you want”. You can hear all the venue in it.