All the Gin is gone - ArieHerz mix

[ArieHerz]

My first experience of mixing a jazz instrumental

[Dangerous]

Sounds really nice, great balance and sonics. Just finding the stereo piano confusing the overall sound image as far as the performance goes. Enjoyable listen regardless.

[ArieHerz]

Thank you for the feedback, Dangerous!
Take 2 - with a "narrowed" piano

[Dangerous]

I like the focus much better in this second pass. I think you could bring the piano forward in the mix and brighten it up a bit more though. Even if you can try and match it tonally to the brass. Mono-ing it has perhaps had the negative effect of darkening it a little.

[ArieHerz]

Here is the 3rd take I've added some high freqs and a bit of saturation to piano to brighten it.