2 Jazz tunes for mix critique

Hey, peti. Appreciate the jazz, but the mandolin sounds a bit out of tune and shrill (like it's fretting out), and your swing feel seems off to me.
 
Really enjoy the melody of the first track.. But it feels like the drums and percs could be much louder. And the Overall Loudness could be stronger but it's already very charming to listen. :D
 
Nice songs.

How are you recording the mando? It's a little too present in both tracks for me.

It's a bit woofy on chords and there's that high pitch bit, as [MENTION=188609]Nola[/MENTION] suggests fretting out and/or tuning, but the higher strings are not blending well to my ear, esp. on the 1st one. Maybe a different mic location is going to help, back a bit, though you'll get more room, and not sure what that's like. Could just be some technique thing. (I sold my mando because I realized I was never going to sound like Grisman ;))

Rhythm guitar is very light compared to the bass and even percussion (is there a kick drum in use here?).
 
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