IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1283 
Honoring and thanking Dave Brubeck for his contributions to American 
music and cultural diplomacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2010 
Mr. HODES submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring and thanking Dave Brubeck for his contributions 
to American music and cultural diplomacy. 
Whereas Dave Brubeck was born in California on December 
6, 1920; 
Whereas prior to becoming known for his music, Dave 
Brubeck served in the United States Army in World War 
II; 
Whereas in 1949, Dave Brubeck released the first Dave 
Brubeck Trio recordings, and by 1954 was on the cover 
of Time magazine; 
Whereas, over a musical career spanning six decades, Dave 
Brubeck has recorded more than 100 jazz albums, in-
cluding the American classic Take Five, and has written 
works including two ballets, a musical, an oratorio, four 
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cantatas, a mass, works for jazz combo and orchestra, 
and many solo piano pieces; 
Whereas the music of Dave Brubeck can often be distin-
guished by his unconventional experimentation with time 
signatures; 
Whereas Dave Brubeck has toured with artists including 
Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy 
Gillespie, and Stan Getz, and has played in every major 
American city as well as internationally; 
Whereas in 1958, the Dave Brubeck Quartet made the first 
of many international tours, sponsored in part by the De-
partment of State; 
Whereas Dave Brubeck has become a strong voice for cul-
tural diplomacy, playing in countries including Poland, 
India, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, 
and Iraq; 
Whereas in 1987, the Dave Brubeck Quartet toured the So-
viet Union, and in 1988 accompanied President Ronald 
Reagan to Moscow to perform at the Reagan-Gorbachev 
Summit; 
Whereas Dave Brubeck has performed at the White House on 
several occasions, and for many different Presidents; 
Whereas Dave Brubeck was awarded a National Medal of the 
Arts by President Bill Clinton in 1994; received a 
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996; was de-
clared a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the 
Arts in 2000; received a Living Legend award from the 
Library of Congress in 2003; was presented a Benjamin 
Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy by Secretary of 
State Condoleezza Rice in 2008, for offering an American 
‘‘vision of hope, opportunity and freedom’’ through his 
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music; and was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 
2009 for excellence in the performing arts; and 
Whereas Dave Brubeck is married to Iola Whitlock, with 
whom he has had six children: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
and thanks Dave Brubeck for his contributions to Amer-
ican music and cultural diplomacy. 
Æ 
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