Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. On October 7, 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of at least four million copies in the United States. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz". On December 15, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution recognizing and commemorating the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary, "honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure." Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. On October 7, 2008, his 1959 album Kind of Blue received its fourth platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of at least four million copies in the United States. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Davis was noted as "one of the key figures in the history of jazz". On December 15, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution recognizing and commemorating the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary, "honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure." false 2025-11-07 18:50:31 0 Jazz 113159 561d854a-6a28-4aa7-8c99-323e6ce46c2a /media/data/media5/Music/Miles Davis/folder.jpg /media/data/media5/Music/Miles Davis/backdrop1.jpg /media/data/media5/Music/Miles Davis/fanart.jpg 1957 1957 1958 1959 1959 1965 1967 1968 1970 1971 1974 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985 1986 1987 1989 1989 1989 1990 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2011 2011 2013 2014 2016 2019 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023 2024 Miles Davis