jazz help

[moocow]

alright, so i'm starting to get into this whole jazz/fusion thing,
and i need some general advice and mabey a few tunes to look at too kinda get aquianted with this whole thing.

[MurvintheWalrus]

so what by miles davis
bags' groove
any weather report (joe Zawinul and Jaco)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by Cannonball Adderley with Zawinul on keys
the entire Mingus live at cornell 1964 album. Especially fables of faubus
Autumn Leaves by Bill Evans with Scott LaFaro on bass
Those are great jazz standards
Also Night in TUnisia
and Take the A Train (im partial to the cliff brown and max roach version)
and Softly, as in a morning sunshine
peace