Kevin,
Have you heard the 32 Jazz CD compilation titled Ricky's Choice? If not, you might want to give it a try.
It's not one for purists, perhaps -- since it's a comp. That said, I think it's more convincing as a listening experience than any of the individual Muse albums. It skims the cream off the top, so to speak.
And somehow it seems a little more legit since Ford picked the cuts.