 For some, the move proved to be fortuitous.Ibrahim and Benjamin found themselves in the company of US jazz great Duke Ellington in a night club in Paris in early 1963.The meet resulted in a recording of Ibrahim's trio, "Duke Ellington presents the Dollar Brand Trio", and a recording of Benjamin, accompanied by Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Ibrahim, and Svend Asmussen, called "A Morning in Paris".