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Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis' ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Horace Silver, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett; guitarists John McLaughlin, Pete Cosey, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Marcus Miller and Darryl Jones; and drummers Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 7, 2008, his album Kind of Blue, released in 1959, received its fourth platinum certification from the RIAA, signifying sales of 4 million copies. 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\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 5, 2009, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan sponsored a measure in the US House of Representatives to recognize and commemorate the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary. The measure also affirms jazz as a national treasure and \"encourages the United States government to preserve and advance the art form of jazz music.\" It passed, unanimously, with a vote of 409–0 on December 15, 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Miles+Davis","playStationPath":"/stations/113267567/play","stationId":113267567,"bioPath":"/music/Miles+Davis/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Rahsaan+Roland+Kirk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/871/8712a89ccb76a6ed223f32640e21e740_md.jpg","artistName":"Rahsaan Roland Kirk","artistId":100756,"station_id":280763235},{"musicPath":"/music/Keith+Jarrett+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/022/02298a63d84847808f7ef3e62181c540_md.jpg","artistName":"Keith Jarrett Trio","artistId":492048,"station_id":401889729},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Young","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b3f/b3f17da5c33818a05e1a0a7206860f2d_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Young","artistId":120188,"station_id":283329598},{"musicPath":"/music/Sonny+Stitt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/536/53633e83cef3bf7b4237a0eb4873923e_md.jpg","artistName":"Sonny Stitt","artistId":78719,"station_id":267190541},{"musicPath":"/music/Wynton+Kelly","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/740/7400aedf8ff230c51b7a1dd086d78a2c_md.jpg","artistName":"Wynton Kelly","artistId":78727,"station_id":267556536},{"musicPath":"/music/Oscar+Peterson+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/82e/82ea0e85f01f7e4c5fbda65cfde9c468_md.jpg","artistName":"Oscar Peterson Trio","artistId":462714,"station_id":401356943},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Coltrane","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/566/5661a1a29d4c1c33b07a32d98dfb3b1d_md.jpg","artistName":"John Coltrane","artistId":474,"station_id":113359382},{"musicPath":"/music/Gerry+Mulligan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e92/e92712c0eb802324cfc23a6cba2b176a_md.jpg","artistName":"Gerry Mulligan","artistId":421,"station_id":113282419},{"musicPath":"/music/Don+Cherry","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/12e/12edbee160bc1d3eb12828970e6c8c67_md.jpg","artistName":"Don Cherry","artistId":101937,"station_id":280764036},{"musicPath":"/music/Wes+Montgomery","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bcc/bcc8884737d7eefffbfaa425fae8c66a_md.jpg","artistName":"Wes Montgomery","artistId":2373,"station_id":113277350},{"musicPath":"/music/Nat+Adderley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/295/295a411ec5a23645013101e02942f86f_md.jpg","artistName":"Nat Adderley","artistId":7926,"station_id":115686047},{"musicPath":"/music/Dave+Brubeck","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fd0/fd0285dbcbae0dca62d06834f6070f93_md.jpg","artistName":"Dave Brubeck","artistId":7348,"station_id":113280272},{"musicPath":"/music/Archie+Shepp","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/39c/39cd49d8b96b2643592d3db889303076_md.jpg","artistName":"Archie Shepp","artistId":8487,"station_id":113401760},{"musicPath":"/music/Max+Roach","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6f5/6f57c49e08c70853cd0aba1c419e75f9_md.jpg","artistName":"Max Roach","artistId":14174,"station_id":117498518},{"musicPath":"/music/Coleman+Hawkins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/31d/31df1699ece64214172da637ad377527_md.jpg","artistName":"Coleman Hawkins","artistId":979,"station_id":113562066},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Parker+Dizzy+Gillespie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bc9/bc9831bf644bdaab8fa5e06388293277_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Parker \u0026 Dizzy Gillespie","artistId":114146,"station_id":282638951},{"musicPath":"/music/Count+Basie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d6c/d6ce30107045499c81bec3f45f54b026_md.jpg","artistName":"Count Basie","artistId":989,"station_id":113381346},{"musicPath":"/music/Clifford+Brown+Max+Roach","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/875/875ccf6d8bd76b31c2e8e00c2b94ad8b_md.jpg","artistName":"Clifford Brown \u0026 Max Roach","artistId":108697,"station_id":281863241}]}