The Girl from Köln
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Vera Brandes
Keith Jarrett
Ilse Brandes
Manfred Eicher
Dr. Brandes
Vera Brandes (age 50)
Dr. Suter
Fritz Brandes
Hans Giese
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17-year-old Vera Brandes books the Cologne Opera House at her own risk to bring Keith Jarrett to Cologne for a concert in January 1975.
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