Yup, I'm aware of what happened back then.

More recent poor digital recordings (and there are many from the 80s, 90s & later) may have been misguided efforts on the part of some sound engineers. Or perhaps they just liked their sound that way - bright (harsh?) with recessed bass & minimal dynamics. No wonder that the CD often got a bad rap that manifested itself as 'digital harshness' to many.

Suffice it to say that these 'Marsalis & Clapton' concerts do not suffer from any of these foibles...

TAM