Kind of Blue

"Crossings" is almost a compendium of jazz styles and motifs turned on its ear. It keeps morphing. I compared a sealed Green Label to the Kevin Gray cut a few years ago. Listening to that album was a revelation.

My impressions fresh from a comparison at the time of reissue: https://thevinylpress.com/herbie-hancock-crossings-speakers-corner/

in my opinion any labels put on jazz hide  the problem but will not decrease it  😁:

@whart , great article.  Great record.  Thanks.

The vocalists: Carmen Mccrae: Carmen Sings Monk

Carmen Mccrae /Betty Carter: Live

Kevin Mahogany: Another Time Another Place

Toney Bennett /Bill Evans: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans

@rdschicago "I find the jazz recordings of the late ‘50’s and ‘60’s sound SO much better than the rock albums in later years, eg, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, etc. Wonder why that is? Better recording engineers in the jazz genre? "

A lot of popular music was mixed to sound good on car stereos with stock audio.  It all about the audience.