Ted Gioia’s Jazz Standards points out that there are about 200 compositions that every jazz player is expected to know, along with the 12-bar form. This is her debut recording, which features a refreshing look at some jazz classics, pop hits and R&B staples. Pacific Coast Jazz PJ62613Miles Davis: Blue HazeDue to personal problems the early 50s were difficult years for Miles Davis. His friend Clark Terry points out in his autobiography that in 1953 he discovered Davis lying in the gutter on Broadway. Davis soon went back to his parents’ home in East St. Louis where he successfully kicked his habit cold turkey.