@lewm "With all due respect, you asked a very bad, very open-ended question with many ambiguous edges (the question pre-supposes that analog is in fact superior to digital and that there is or could ever be such a thing as a recording that could possibly prove such a tenuous proposition to all listeners), and yet some have tried to respond. Amazing. No doubt this thread will live on for yet a few more weeks"
My question was deliberately open, because I am looking for real guidance on what jazz record(s) to buy. Unfortunately, my topic title had to be truncated so it read as if there might be an absolute truth!
My sincere thanks to those who have taken the trouble to list excellent jazz recordings, especially when they have provided a link! I don't know much about jazz - most of what I listen to is large-scale classical which almost by definition often has huge dynamic range. Jazz should be easier for vinyl.
Based on the responses so far, the consensus would seem to be that vinyl has no over-whelming, intrinsic advantage these days, despite what many dealers / magazines say.