In 1967, Ella Fitzgerald toured Europe with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. A concert in West Berlin was followed by a day off, which was used for an adventurous “detour” to East Berlin; this came about through the connection between Ronald Trisch, the head of the East German music agency, and Horst Lippmann, the West Berlin representative of great American artists. Ella played in front of around 3,000 visitors to the Friedrichstadt-Palast, without a large orchestra, but with a small but excellent accompaniment from the three exceptional musicians of the Jimmy Jones Trio; Sam Woodyard on drums, Bob Cranshaw on double bass and Jimmy Jones on piano. The enthusiastic audience quickly calmed the "First Lady of Jazz", who was nervous about this special concert and enjoyed a memorable, wonderful evening.
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