Roger O'Neal Ingram (born November 13, 1957) is a jazz trumpeter, educator, author, and instrument designer. He played trumpet for the orchestras of

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often serv ...

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Award ...

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, and Harry Connick Jr.

Early life

The youngest of three children, Ingram was born November 13, 1957 in

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. His mother ran the household and worked as a tailor and dressmaker from their home in

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; his father was a freelance artist, actor, and musician.Philip Biggs, February–April 2012, "Roger Ingram in conversation with Philip Biggs", ''The Brass Herald'' Issue 42, pp 28-32 His father worked as a staff animator on early Popeye cartoons and several early Disney animations, including the movie ''

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''. He hosted a radio show in Los Angeles in the 1930s, singing and playing

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. During the 1940s and 50's he worked in Hollywood as a singer and actor and was in over thirty movie and TV shows, including '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He played saxophone and harmonica and brought Ingram to hear

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and Singing, vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and se ...

Harry James Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized ...

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was bas ...

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

Al Hirt Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album ''Honey in the Horn'' (1963), and for the theme ...

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, ...

Barney Bigard Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Biography Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creole parents, Ale ...

Jack Teagarden Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yannow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 1 ...

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, Rafael Méndez, and

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. He gave Ingram his first trumpet and mouthpiece in 1965. The horn is a bare, brass trumpet made in American-occupied post-war Japan. The bell is stamped "Koondr, Kailangan Tokyo."Nick Mondello, Jan 2011, "Roger Ingram, on Swinging, Surviving and Thriving On and Off the Road", '' ITG Journal'', Vol35, No. 2, pp 67-72Philip Biggs, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, "Roger Ingram in conversation with Philip Biggs", ''The Brass Herald'' Issue 46, pp 42-44 Ingram began playing the trumpet at age eight. Growing up in Los Angeles, he became acquainted with Hollywood session trumpeters. Many of these introductions came through John Rinaldo, his band director at

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. Rinaldo's jazz program included others who went on to become professionals, such as drummers

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and Sam Wiley, bassists Scott Colley and David Stone, guitarist Larry Koonse, saxophonists Doug Rinaldo, Brian Mitchell, and Gary Hypes, trombonists Arturo Velasco and

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, pianist Guy Steiner, and trumpeters Bobby Muzingo and Buddy Gordon. Through Rinaldo, Ingram was able to meet and study with

Bobby Shew Bobby Shew (born March 4, 1941) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Biography He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet and toured ...

and Laroon Holt. Ingram's teachers included Bud Brisbois, Mannie Klein,

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, Bobby Findley, Carmine Caruso, Reynold Schilke,

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, Uan Rasey, Mel Broiles, and Dan Jacobs.

Career

Early performing

At sixteen, Ingram toured with

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, sharing section duties with

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, Bobby Shew,

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, and Frank Szabo. His first international gigs were with that group during the 1974 Belvedere King Size Jazz Festival Tour at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, and the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. After his stint with Bellson, he graduated from high school and then joined

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or a fall tour. After that tour, he spent a year touring with

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, playing lead trumpet for the first time. At eighteen, Ingram played first trumpet with singer

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and toured with him for six years. After that, he moved to Las Vegas, where for two years he gained experience playing on the Las Vegas Strip.

With Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson

In 1985, Ingram joined the

Orchestra as lead trumpet. Ingram's friend Ron Stout held the jazz trumpet chair and helped get him in the band. He remained with the band until Herman's death in 1987. He recorded three Grammy-nominated albums with Herman: ''The 50th Anniversary Tour'', ''Woody's Gold Star'', and ''The Concord Years''. He is the last lead trumpeter to play with the "original" Woody Herman Orchestra. Ingram returned to Los Angeles after Herman's death, founding and co-leading his big band with saxophonist Steve Elliott. The Ingram-Elliott big band featured Bobby Shew, Till Brönner,

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, and Gary Foster. In 1988, he worked with the WDR Jazz Orchestra in Cologne, Germany. While in Germany, he recorded works by

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and

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with

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on drums. During this time, he recorded with saxophonist

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and pianist Django Bates. Later that year, Ingram joined the orchestra of

and recorded three albums with him. In October 2004, he performed as a featured artist at Stratospheric, a four-day festival honoring Ferguson. In September 2006, he performed as a featured soloist at the Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert in St. Louis, Missouri, with many other trumpeters, including his long-time friend and colleague Wayne Bergeron. After three years as lead trumpeter for Ferguson, he moved to Florida, where he was a teaching assistant and private instructor at the

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in Coral Gables, Florida. While in Miami, he collaborated with his friend and colleague, Cuban trumpeter

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, recording the Grammy Award-winning album, ''Danzon''. He also did commercial recording work, performed and toured with the New

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Orchestra, and worked on a consistent basis with the Peter Graves Orchestra.

With Harry Connick Jr. and Lincoln Center

In 1990, Ingram joined the newly formed big band of pianist Harry Connick Jr. He recorded three albums with Connick, working with him until the orchestra disbanded in 1993. The following year, he toured with singer

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. Later in 1994, he moved to New York City, joining

and his

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. He recorded three albums with Marsalis, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning '' Blood on the Fields''. Ingram left Jazz at Lincoln Center in 1997 to tour and record with

for two years. After touring with singer-songwriter

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, he joined the re-formed Harry Connick Jr. Bg Band in 1998 and recorded the Grammy nominated album '' Come by Me''. In April 2000, the Recording Industry Association of America (

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) gave that album a

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certification. In the summer of 2001, he toured with the

Orchestra, returning to tour with Connick in November. Ingram has appeared on several of Connick's albums, including '' Blue Light, Red Light'', ''

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'', '' Songs I Heard'', '' Harry for the Holidays'', '' Thou Shalt Not'', '' Chanson du Vieux Carre'', '' Oh My NOLA'', and ''

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''.

Broadway and festivals

While living in New York, Ingram performed in a freelance capacity in more than twenty Broadway productions, including ''

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'', '' Grease'', ''

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'', and '' The Producers''. In addition, he played trumpet for the

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and was principal trumpeter in the Broadway shows and cast albums of '' Thou Shalt Not'', ''

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'', and ''Harry on Broadway, Act 1''.

Instrument design

In 2009, Ingram designed a B♭ trumpet for the Jupiter Band Instrument company. This trumpet is the XO Series 1600I model, known as the I-horn, and is the trumpet he uses exclusively. He also performs with the Jupiter XO Series professional

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and the Jupiter XO Series professional 4-valve B-flat/A

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(Jupiter 1700RS). For fun, he also plays the Jupiter 528L valve trombone. From 2011–2014, manufactured by Pickett Brass of Lexington Kentucky, Ingram's line of six professional mouthpieces for B-flat trumpet (the V-cup, the Lead, the Studio, the Jazz, the Be-Bop, and the Instant Chet) arrived on the market. Two additional models (the Lead-2 and Studio-2) were added in 2016. A line of classic mutes designed by Ingram and manufactured by Warburton USA was launched at the Midwest Clinic in December 2016. These accessories for trumpet and cornet are the Ingram-MuteMeister Cup, ShowTone, and Straight mutes.

Solo work and writing

Ingram's debut solo album, ''Roger Ingram Live at the College Hideaway'', was released and reviewed in 2014. His second album, ''Skylark'', was released in 2015. Both were on his ''One Too Tree Records'' label. In February 2010, after 36 years, he "retired" from the tour bus and being a sideman. Since 2005, he has been an

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of the Music Conservatory at the

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. Ingram's textbook, ''Clinical Notes on Trumpet Playing'', was published in 2008. In December 2015, Ingram wrote his first article for ''The Brass Herald'' and became a regular columnist for the magazine.

Awards and honors

* Runner-up (2nd place) Trumpet, '' Down Beat'' 81st Annual Readers Poll, 2016 Dec 2016 issue ''

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'' * Induction into Kentucky Museum Instruments of American Excellence Collection, 2012 * Lead trumpet on two Grammy winning recordings: '' Songs I Heard'' (Columbia/Sony) by Harry Connick, Jr. and '' Danzón'' (Milan) by Arturo Sandoval * Lead trumpet on five Grammy nominated recordings: '' Your Songs'' (Sony) and '' Come by Me'' (Sony) by Harry Connick, Jr.; ''50th Anniversary Tour'' (Concord), ''Woody's Gold Star'' (Concord), and ''The Concord Years'' (Concord) by Woody Herman * Lead trumpet on the Pulitzer Prize winning recording, '' Blood on the Fields'' (Sony) by Wynton Marsalis * Lead trumpet '' Thou Shalt Not'', two nominations,

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, 2002 * Lead trumpet ''

'', nine nominations and two wins, Tony Awards, 2006

Discography

As leader * 2014 ''Roger Ingram Live at the College Hideaway'' (One Too Tree) * 2015 ''Skylark'' (One Too Tree) As sideman With Harry Connick, Jr. * 1991 '' Blue Light, Red Light'' (

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) * 1992 ''Swing Time'' (Sony) * 1993 ''Forever for Now'' (Sony) * 1993 ''France, I Wish You Love'' (Sony) * 1993 ''

'' (Sony) * 1999 '' Come By Me'' (Sony) * 2001 '' Songs I Heard'' (Sony) * 2002 '' Thou Shalt Not'' (Sony) * 2006 '' Harry on Broadway, Act I'' (Sony) * 2007 '' All These People'' (Sony) * 2007 '' Chanson du Vieux Carré'' (Sony) * 2007 '' Oh My NOLA'' (Sony) * 2003 '' Harry for the Holidays'' (Sony) * 2004 '' Only You'' (Sony) * 2008 ''

'' (Sony) * 2009 '' Your Songs'' (Sony) With Maynard Ferguson * 1988 ''Big Bop Nouveau'' (Intima) * 1992 ''Footpath Café'' (Avion) * 1993 ''Live from London'' (Avenue) With Woody Herman * 1986 ''50th Anniversary Tour'' (

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) * 1987 ''Ebony'' (

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) * 1987 ''Woody's Gold Star'' (Concord) * 2003 ''Live at Fitzgeralds'' (Big Head) With Wynton Marsalis * 1994 ''They Came to Swing, Jazz at Lincoln Center'' (Sony) * 1995 '' Blood on the Fields'' (Sony) * 1999 ''Reeltime'' (Sony) * 1999 ''Sweet Release and Ghost Story'' (Sony) * 2011 ''Selections from Swinging into the 21st'' (Sony) * 2012 ''Music of America'' (Sony) * 2012 ''Swinging Into the 21st'' (Sony Legacy) * 2013 ''The Spiritual Side of Wynton Marsalis'' (Sony) With others * 1985 ''The Spirit of Christmas'' (Columbia),

* 1986 ''Live at Newport and at the Hollywood Bowl, July 1986'', (Jazz Band),

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* 1988 ''Conducting in the Stan Kenton Style'' (Klavier), Al Yankee * 1988 ''The Best of Bill Medley'' (

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* 1989 ''Sophisticated Lady'' (Sea Breeze),

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* 1990 ''Dangerous Precedent'' (Sea Breeze), Frank Mantooth * 1991 ''

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'' (Sony), Various Artists * 1994 ''I Was Born in Love with You'' (Blue Note), Denise Jannah * 1994 ''Lip Trip'' (Mean Bugle), Jim Manley * 1994 ''The Kush:Music of Dizzy Gillespie'' ( Heads Up), Richie Cole * 1994 ''The Sound:A Tribute to Stan Getz'', Billy Ross * 1994 ''To Ella With Love'' ( Shanachie),

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* 1996 ''Danzon (Dance On)'' (

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* 1996 ''Heart of a Legend'' (

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* 1996 ''Slender, Tender and Tall'' (Panda Digital), Jo Thompson * 2000 ''Live...and Swinging'' (PANKA),

* 2003 ''Home of My Heart'' (

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* 2003 ''Please Send Me Someone to Love'' (Stanson), Sonny Craver with the Pat Longo Big Band * 2004 ''The Minute Game'' (

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), Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra West * 2005 ''Taking the Long Way Home'' ( Jazzed Media),

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* 2005 ''

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'' Soundtrack, (

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), John Powell * 2007 ''Hommage'' (Jazzed Media), Bill Holman * 2008 ''The Baecker Jazz Worship Service'' (John Cooper Music), John Cooper * 2009 ''You Ought to Be Havin' Fun'' (Rob Zappulla Music) * 2010 ''Blueprints'' (Chicago Sessions), Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble * 2012 ''There's Nothing Like Christmas'' (Jimmy Stewart Productions),

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* 2012 ''We'll be Together Again'' (Jazztech), Rob Parton Big Band * 2013 ''Christmas Time is Here'' (Jazztech), Rob Parton Big Band * 2016 ''Waltz About Nothing'' ( OA2), New Standard Jazz Orchestra *2019 ''Midnight Stroll'' (CH.ILL. Jazz), Joshua Jern Jazz Orchestra

Filmography

Harry Connick Jr. * 1990 '' Swinging Out Live'', Sony (DVD) * 1991 ''Blue Light, Red Light'', Columbia (Music Video – soundtrack recording) * 1992 ''You Didn't Know Me When'', Columbia (Music Video – soundtrack recording, film appearance) * 1993 ''

The New York Big Band Concert ''The New York Big Band Concert'' is a live performance DVD with Harry Connick Jr. and his big band. Track listing # ''Sweet Georgia Brown'' (Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard, Ben Bernie) – 3:29 # ''Don't Get Around Much Anymore'' (Duke Ellingt ...

'', (Video) * 1993 '' The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special'' * 1994 ''Sleigh Ride'', Columbia (Music Video – soundtrack recording) * 1994 '' The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special'' (video) * 1999 ''Come By Me'' Columbia (Music Video – soundtrack recording) * 2003 '' Harry for the Holidays'' * 2004 '' Only You: In Concert'' * 2005 ''

The Happy Elf ''The Happy Elf'' is a 2005 computer-animated Christmas television special based on Harry Connick, Jr.’s song of the same name. The special is narrated by Connick and stars the voices of Rob Paulsen, Carol Kane, Lewis Black, Kevin Michael Rich ...

'', Columbia (film, soundtrack recording) * 2007 '' All These People'', Columbia (music video – soundtrack recording) * 2009 ''All the Way'', Sony (Music Video – soundtrack recording, film appearance) * 2009 ''Close to You'', Sony (Music Video – soundtrack recording, film appearance) Others * 1976 ''Edmonton 'In Concert' Series'' – ITV, w/Connie Stevens * 1980 '' Knott's Berry Farm'', (TV special) w/Tom Jones * 1981 ''Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas 1981'', w/Tom Jones * 1989 ''Cameron's Closet'', Sony Pictures (soundtrack recording) released on DVD 2004 * 1997 ''Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival'', Pioneer, (DVD) Ray Charles * 1999 ''Music My Way'', Sony (DVD) – Paul Anka * 2001 ''Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival'', Sony (DVD) – Paul Anka * 2005 ''

'', 20th Century Fox (Film – soundtrack recording) * 2006 ''Maynard Ferguson Tribute'', Contemporary (DVD – soundtrack recording, film appearance)

References

* Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian. ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette: First Edition'', Penguin, 1992. * Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian. ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD''. Penguin, 2002. * Everet, Carole J. ''Peterson's College Guide for Performing Arts Majors''. Peterson's, 2007, p. 301. * Kriebel, Robert C. ''Blue Flame: Woody Herman's Life in Music''. Purdue University Press, 1995. * Lee III, William F. ''MF Horn: Maynard Ferguson's Life in Music, The Authorized Biography''. Maynard Ferguson USA, 1997. * Lord, Tom. ''The Jazz Discography''. Lord Music Reference, 1995. * Urso, Joe. ''The Upper Register''. Joe Urso, 1999. * Yanow, Scott. ''Jazz on Film''. Backbeat Books, 2004.

Footnotes

External links

Official website

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