[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING JAZZ LEGEND AND COLORADAN DIANNE REEVES

 Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I rise to call attention to one of 
the world's most recognized jazz vocalists who also happens to call 
Denver home--Dianne Reeves.
  Earlier this year, Dianne won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album, 
this time for her work on the soundtrack of the Best Picture-nominee, 
``Good Night, and Good Luck.'' The album is filled with standards like 
``Straighten Up and Fly Right,'' and ``Too Close for Comfort.''
  Dianne grew up in Denver where she was raised by her grandmother, 
taking piano lessons before discovering her love of singing. She got 
her start in the jazz band at Denver's George Washington High School 
when she was discovered by trumpeter Clark Terry while performing with 
the band at the National Association of Jazz Educators Conference in 
Chicago. She went on to tour with Harry Belafonte while still in her 
twenties before being signed to the legendary Blue Note record label in 
1987. Just 4 years ago, the world enjoyed her performance at the 
closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT, 
that critics called ``spellbinding.''
  This Grammy award was not Dianne's first. Rather, it was her fourth 
in six nominations. Previously, she won the Best Jazz Vocal award 3 
years in a row, an unprecedented feat for an artist in any vocal 
category. She has joined with fellow jazz giants like Wynton Marsalis, 
recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, performed with the Berlin 
Philharmonic, and was the first vocalist to perform at the Walt Disney 
Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
  Dianne has been recognized around the world for her outstanding 
artistic accomplishments and contributions, and we in Colorado are 
proud that she still calls our State ``home.''

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