Thank you speedtom. Yes. I fought that piano player the whole time...lesson learned.
I also did not use separate tracks for the AD, and that was a mistake as well, because I couldn't figure out how to easily contain that symbol ring and those snare hits. I think I understand the basics of compression now though.
Here's the mastering chain.
On the imported stereo wav track:
Quad EQ HP Filter -> PC76 Comp -> A-Type Console Emulator -> BT Stereo Imager -> LP-64 EQ -> BT Comp -> Sonitus Reverb
On the Master Bus -> T-RackS Clipper -> T-RackS Limiter