I think this started out as a specific request for American fusion, but since no one's mentioned it, I'd highly recommend Soft Machine's Alive and Well Recorded In Paris. One of the most over-looked great fusion albums of the era, IMHO. Dale. In a message dated 3/12/2003 2:57:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, jneff@visuallink.com writes:

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.