I just remembered U.K.'s s/t with Allan Holdsworth. It's possibly up your alley Mathias. I haven't listened to it in a while. I really should bust it out next chance I get.
Thanks for the "Crack the Sky" rec. I really should work on more of the standards before I delve into that kind of stuff, but I will take note. Should be good stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_The_Sky