Seems like you're aiming for a tight jazz/funk sound:
Check out "Funky Thide of Sings" by Billy Cobham, "Astral Pirates" by Lenny White and any of the James Brown stuff with Maceo, Pewee and the gang (the JB Horns, as referred to above). Great funky jazz played by great musicians.
You might enjoy "Romantic Warrior" by Return to Forever (corea, white, clark and dimeola), though it's more on the jazz side of things. For that matter the rest of the Hancock catalogue is pretty funky, esp. stuff like "Dis is da Drum". Happy listening.
Check out "Funky Thide of Sings" by Billy Cobham, "Astral Pirates" by Lenny White and any of the James Brown stuff with Maceo, Pewee and the gang (the JB Horns, as referred to above). Great funky jazz played by great musicians.
You might enjoy "Romantic Warrior" by Return to Forever (corea, white, clark and dimeola), though it's more on the jazz side of things. For that matter the rest of the Hancock catalogue is pretty funky, esp. stuff like "Dis is da Drum". Happy listening.