Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - Bruford Levin Upper Extremities (1998)

Related:
Bill Bruford - One of a Kind (1979)
David Torn - Cloud About Mercury (1987)
David Torn, Mick Karn, & Terry Bozzio - Polytown (1994)
David Torn - What Means Solid, Traveller? (1996)
Vernon Reid, Elliot Sharp, & David Torn - GTR OBLQ (1998)

Atmospheric but hard-hitting fusion/prog from four insanely talented musicians. Pretty much anything David Torn touches turns to gold, and this is no exception, even though it's definitely ponytail-core.

Track listing:
1. Cerulean Sea
2. Original Sin
3. Etude Revisited
4. A Palace of Pearls (On a Blade of Grass)
5. Fin de Siecle
6. DrumBass
7. Cracking the Midnight Glass
8. Torn DrumBass
9. Thick with Thin Air
10. Cobalt Canyons
11. Deeper Blue
12. Presidents Day

And, well, I found no bottom

You should also check out:

Cam Newton -
Welcome Aliens (1980)

Arcana -
The Last Wave (1995)

Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Renaissance Man (1984)

Excellent second solo album by bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, who famously joined Ornette Coleman's band at the young age of 19. Renaissance Man consists of playful, funky fusion with strong elements of free-jazz, and features contributions from Coleman and Bill Bruford, among others.

Track listing:
1. Renaissance Man
2. Flash Back
3. Let's Have a Good Time
4. The Next Stop
5. Dancing in Your Head
6. There He Stood
7. In Four Movements
8. Sparkle

Sunk in the funk

You'll also like:

Herbie Hancock -
Thrust (1974)

Sam Rivers -
Sizzle (1975)

Bill Bruford - One of a Kind (1979)

Synth-heavy instrumental jazz fusion led by founding Yes drummer Bill Bruford. Lighthearted and noodle-y in a way that almost borders on lite-jazz, but cerebral and nerdy enough to avoid such pitfalls.

Track listing:
1. Hell's Bells
2. One of a Kind (Part I)
3. One of a Kind (Part II)
4. Travels with Myself - and Someone Else
5. Fainting in Coils
6. Five G
7. The Abingdon Chasp
8. Forever Until Sunday
9. The Sahara of Snow (Part I)
10. The Sahara of Snow (Part II)

And you and I

If you like this, try:

Ian Carr's Nucleus -
Out of the Long Dark (1978)

Neil Ardley -
Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (1976)