Curator Jim Henke told the Post that Davis had been nominated in recognition of his work in the 1970s, when he recorded the groundbreaking fusion album Bitches Brew.
Inductees are selected by music historians, record-industry figures, journalists, and members of the hall, which is located in Cleveland. No jazz musicians have been named to the main section of the hall, but Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charlie Christian, and others have been honored as "early influences."