Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, 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".