Hello, ....most of the stuff that I like has already been mentioned, but I'll second "Where Fortune Smiles", the record by John McLaughlin w/ John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin, and Dave Holland. Another record that I think fits the bill here is The Universal Congress Of's "Prosperous and Qualified". The sax by Steve Moss is smoking, and Joe Baiza's guitar, particularly his solos, can get quite intense. The record has a bit of a funky vibe, and the band works it well, not going overboard or getting too tight or silly. I like the instrumentals more than the songs w/ vocals, but the cover of Little Walter's "Mellow Down Easy" is cool. The band's previous record "This is Mecolodics" is also good IMHO, but it has more of an Ornette thing going on. Haven't heard the two records they did for Enemy (the first two were on SST). I wasn't really enthused w/ the cut from Vol. 4 of "Live @ the Knitting Factory", so I didn't look into the Enemy stuff. "Prosperous and Qualified", though, that's a great one. I remain.... Joseph NP: Einsturzende Neubauten- "Strategies Against Architecture" CD NR: Howard Zinn- "A People's History of the United States"