A few unique recordings that haven't been mentioned come immediately to mind that are both artistically powerful beautifully recorded.
Pirates Ricky Lee Jones - beautiful production, vocal and instrumental articulation
Ole Manos de Plata - Flamenco guitar, amazingly natural and atmospheric recording
Rhapsody in Blue Michael Tilson Thomas - original score small band, incredible sound stage and energy, best clarinet glissando (beginning of Rhapsody) ever recorded!
Huron Street Don Ross - solo guitar and with percussion effects so realistic the first time I played it I thought the kids had knocked over something in my living room
Vavaldi Four Seasons Boston Symphony - Telarc recording - the old war horse still has legs, Silverstein's bow work has a crisp rosiney (is this a word?) texture you can feel
So many more...................
