Cleanest CD recording to test with


... hello to all...

I'm sure this has been a topic of discussion from all different perspectives, regarding well-recorded music that although it is sudio produced (as opposed to a recorded live event) is so clean and "real soundin" - you close your eyes and the artist/musicians are REALLY THERE IN FRONT OF YOU!

For me the following exhibit what I'm talking about: the 1st disc of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 'STADIUM ARCADIUM', NORA JONES ' COME AWAY WITH ME', JONI MITCHELL 'BLUE', MILES DAVIS 'KIND OF BLUE' and DAVE BRUBECK 'TAKE FOUR'...for Older recording the brand/issuer seems to make a major difference.

Your suggestions/recomendations would be greatly appreciated - please help me expand my repertoire of what I term EXPERT STUDIO RECORDINGS.   
justvintagestuff
If you're into Classical music. Look out for the record company BIS (e.g. Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra). The often have a warning for huge Dynamics that might hurt your system on their records.
For testing purposes, I prefer live recordings. Since you mention "Jazz at the Pawnshop", I will add "Trio Music-Live in Europe" on ECM with Chick Corea. Also Patricia Barber "Companion", Allison Krauss "Union Station Live" and Diana Krall "Live in Paris".For small venue recordings the Opus 3 are excellent, even on CD.
I add Radka Toneff - "Live in Hamburg", Cécile McLorin Salvant "Dreams and Daggers" and Cécile Vemy Quartet - "Memory Lane". All live and natural. 

REM - "Automatic for the people" - don't miss demo tracks.
Yes...REM - "Automatic for the people" - don't miss demo tracks. DRIVE (demo).
Better I think would be to do the testing with music that you feel have the potential to sound "better" than it does with your existing components. The best recordings sounds perfect on anything.