Zappa and JohnFoo... nice lists! Here's a few I like:
Scofield Band - Pick Hits Live
Any James Brown - Doesn't get funkier than "I've got the feeling"
Brecker Brothers Live or Heavy Metal Bebop
Tony Williams Lifetime
CAB - w/ Dennis Chambers
Dave Weckl - Transition
Maceo Parker - Funk Overload
Pat Martino - Stone Blue and First Light
Jonas Hellborg - Temporal Analogues of Paradise
I'll kick myself later for leaving some off...
