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Jazz Fusion Digs/recs

I've found a lot of jazz fusion vinyls at a record store the other day. I've picked up a lot classic albums but also some more obscure ones, and I've been digging them hard for some time now. My interest in the genre is growing but I'm going out of new jams, so what would you guys rec me?
1Oregon
Roots in the Sky

Oregon are a somewhat unknown jazz-fusion band that brought a lot of folk and world music to their sound. Roots in the Sky is my favorite of theirs, and has a very organic feel within its long and adventurous stretches of jazz, folk and African music. Ogden Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_R_PnVPBqQ | June Bug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noCkc-0cY0c
2David Torn
Cloud About Mercury

David Torn is an experimental jazz guitarist; on Cloud About Mercury, he brought to the mix North African and Indian influences, creating a very engaging experience. Plus, it features great work from Bill Bruford, Tony Levin and Mark Isham, which can never be a bad sign. Definitely an essential purchase for fans of the genre in my opinion. 3 Minutes of Pure Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIG5mBwOPP8 | Suyafhu Kin/Snapping the Hollow Reed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-frS4y00Ew
3Oregon
Ecotopia

Another Oregon record, yet a little different one. This time they've ditched their folk influences for a more synth-heavy, new-age-ish sound. Not as inspired as Roots but still pretty interesting stuff. Twice Around the Sun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB_ggazsa-U&list=ALBTKoXRg38BCorzuwUDHq78U2zcye8DQN
4Soft Machine
Third

This one is a little more reknown and recognized as one of the greatest albums of the Canterbury Scene. Four awesome avant-garde, jazz-fusion and prog 20-minute pieces
5Weather Report
Weather Report

An impressive debut album from Weather Report that is part of the same "branch" of jazz as Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis. Yet Weather Report sounds a little less adventurous and more grounded in its traditional jazz roots.
6Pat Metheny Group
Travels

A live album from the legendary band that, while keeping the band's trademarks, experimented with a lot of Brazilian influences. The tracklist is almost perfect, and the band's performance is brilliant. Are You Going With Me?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs2OBVE-UNA
7Al di Meola/John McLaughlin/Paco DeLucia
The Guitar Trio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFDJkKane_4
8Jeff Beck
Wired
9Return to Forever
Return to Forever
10Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Inner Mounting Flame
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