I actually got into jazz by way of fusion back in the '70's. I was listening to a lot of rock, and I met this musician who suggested Chick Corea, Weather Report, and Billy Cobham. Hooked me. Since then my tastes have broadened out as they'll tend to do with age; more bebop, esp. Charlie Parker and Coltrane. The early Louis Armstrong is great. And of course Miles Davis. And one of the best cd's Ive bought in a long time is Cassandra Wilson, "Travelling Miles", though her others are great as well. Great guitar on those albums. sb