Higher resolution Jazz

My friend... there is a German Label called Nagel Heyer. This label has 100 or so offerings of absolutely stunningly great music that is really, really well recorded. There are some audiophile labels like Mapleshade and Chesky that has recorded largely 3rd/4th tier jazz (mostly really weak music) that is recorded well. But Nagel Hayer is 1st tier awesome jazz recorded wonderfully. You cannot go wrong!

My favorite recordings of that vintage time is Stan Getz meets Jerry Mulligan mono on Verve label with trumpeteer.
Gil Evans orchestra on Impulse orange/black label mono is also good one.

Among others, I have the Duke Ellington on Columbia Records Box Set with recordings on it from the 20's through 60's I believe.

THe sound quality of some of the older mono tracks in this set in particular astounds me. It made me realize that there is no reason to put a time boundary on the recordings that one listens to these days. The older the recording, teh more the chance of rediscovering some long lost gem that perhaps only our deceased parents would remember.

I am always blown away with anything on the Concord label. Great sonics and great content, especially their live stuff.

"Older Jazz recordings are of poor quality".......?
In the 1950 film "Sunset Blvd." Struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis meets the former silent film star Norma Desmond,"you used to be big". Desmond replies,"I am BIG,it's the PICTURES that got small".
Vintage Jazz recordings just keep getting bigger and bigger,it's just the I pods and DACS that got small.