Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.

Good question.

Joe Jackson- Blaze of Glory, and most of his live releases
he captures a great sense of space in most of his releases- too often for it to be a fluke

Art Blakey and JM- Ugetsu
live date at Birdland you can hear the musicians interact and move around the stage

Pharoh Sanders- Thembi
title track only for great soundstage and a test of transient response

Miles Davis- 4 and More/ My Funny Valentine
really well captured live date of a band on fire  you are transported back to 1964 if listening through transparent equipment

B52s- self titled
don't laugh   this was recorded live in the studio and is just the basic band without embellishment   natural studio ambiance

Marshall Crenshaw- Field Day 
cleanly recorded power pop/rockabilly   you will get goosebumps listening to 'what time is it'

sumaato,
I am 68 and heard the name porcupine tree but never heard any of the music. The other's you have mentioned, never heard their names before!

ozzy

Pet Shop Boys - Please - LP 180 Gram Parlophone
Joe Jackson - night and Day- LP 180 Gram A & M Universal Music
Lee Ritenour - Six String Theory and Stolen Moments - CDs
Glen Miller - In The Digital Mood - CD ( Made in Japan )

Carmen Gomes Inc. " Up Jumped the Devil" is an outstanding example of how good a recording can be if the engineer takes the time to get everything right; Understanding the music and the musicians and making optimal use of the acoustic space and high quality equipment.

The album is available in RedBook CD on https://carmengomes.bandcamp.com/
and in hi-res on https://soundliaison.bandcamp.com/  
for ultra hi-res, DXD and DSD there is the https://www.soundliaison.com/ site.

There's a superb review of the album on the site that jimf421 mentioned;

....."This is some of the best sounding drum sound I have ever heard on a recording. Very dynamic and not reserved. The sound of the double bass is full, rich and powerful where needed but with no hint of bloat. And the guitar.....It is clear and reverberant. Naturally, not with added reverb. Of course, the vocals are captured beautifully. Carmen is right there in front of you. This recording doesn’t take you to the recording studio. Even better, it brings the recording studio to your listening room. Very few studio recordings do this. The drums to the left, Carmen in the middle in front of the instruments and the bass just to the right of her and the guitar to the right side of the soundstage. The sound is totally three dimensional. You almost feel like you can reach out and touch everyone. The sound is totally open with natural decay and depth. It is stunning. It really is. No hyperbole.".... https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/sound-liaison-one-mic-recording-r957/

@fyn,

Good review, it might be worth checking.
Seems like a lot of care was taken in the recording to maximize fidelity and not commerciality.

Not my favourite genre but I'll give some of the more upbeat numbers a listen later.


"One more word about the drums. Far too many recording engineers pan the drums across the soundstage, giving an unnatural size to the drums. Not here. The drums are focused in the sound field and sound like a drum kit does live. I wish this was the case in more jazz recordings."