Higher resolution Jazz

Xrcds or anything utilizing K2 mastering always sound good to me...Big band era has some seminal releases but often subpar sonics...like others have stated.
..late 1950s on up is usually hi quality recording...note-im a jazz enthusiast and not a scholar... But sold advice from jazzheads so far...I also have some Concord releases... Impeccable sound

As has been pointed there are a lot of very good sounding "older" Jazz recordings; albeit, and thankfully, with a different sonic aesthetic than the squeaky clean sound of some modern or "audiophile" recordings which doesn't serve the music nearly as well. Here are some recs (in no particular order) with outstanding sound and which are a good primer for jazz novices, and welcome to the wonderful world of Jazz:

Oliver Nelson "Blues And The Abstract Truth"
Art Pepper "Meets The Rhythm Section"
Wayne Shorter "Atlantis"
Sonny Rollins "Way Out West"
Chick Corea "Three Quartets"
Kenny Barron "Live At Fat Tuesday's"
Stan Getz "The Lost Sessions"
John Coltrane "Soultrane"
Pepper Adams "Urban Dreams"
Paul Desmond "My Funny Valentine"
Sarah Vaughn "Live In Japan"
Cannonball Adderly Qt with Nancy Wilson
Miles Davis "Someday My Prince Will Come"
Bill Evans "Quintessense"
Freddie Hubbard "Open Sesame"

Great record and serious music indeed. Miles' rhythm section; of course.

Thanks everyone! I like that it was brought to light a few times about the recording of live jazz and how the vibe is different because of the musicians feeding and playing off of one another vs. recorded in a studio. I'm also hearing that Jazz in the 50's-60's has a different flavor or style compared to todays jazz.

Thanks again for giving me a different perspective on this topic. I suppose like any thread with good responses, it just leaves me with more questions than I initially had. You'll probably see me post some more threads pertaining to Jazz but not until I research the Archives some more.

Good to see (?) you again Elizabeth! I had been wondering where you were.