Recently picked up Eric Clapton's Me and Mr Johnson which sounds great.

Others:
Dave Brubeck - Time Out
1 Giant Leap
Beck - Odelay
Joe Jackson - Night and Day

I find that most of my jazz and jazz oriented CD's are the ones with the best recording quality. A lot of the stuff I like (Radiohead, Yo La Tengo, Foo Fighters) aren't necessarily the best recording quality, but hey, I'm no expert.