Radioking59
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Sonney Boy Williamson II
I have the Analogue Productions SACD of this album and it is excellent. Highly recommended if you like blues.
Sonney Boy Williamson II
There are some good suggestions in this thread (and, honestly, some puzzling ones too). I'll try not to repeat previous suggestions here, although I want to thank the posters who recommended Diana Krall: Live in Paris and Muddy Waters: The Folk Singer. Both excellent recordings. The Muddy Waters one is really surprising, given the age and type of music. I didn't expect it to be so engaging. It's not the last word in clarity, but it has a really nice sound to it (even if the vocals have too much reverb/echo).
The first albums that came to my mind are:
• Lyle Lovett: Joshua Judges Ruth
• Chris Isaak: The Baja Sessions
• Phish: Farmhouse
In fact, pretty much all of the albums by these artists are really well recorded.
Also worth noting: I love SRV, but most of his recordings are pretty mediocre. I just discovered that "The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble" has much better sounding versions of many songs. It doesn't say "Remastered" but it certainly sounds a lot better to me.
I'll check out the Master Takes that you mention. Also I'm wondering if the new 24-96 Kind of Blue is worth the money.