Edward Joseph Bertolatus (May 16, 1922 – September 27, 2012), also known as Eddie Bert, was an American jazz trombonist.

Music career

He was born in

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, United States. Bert received a degree and a teaching license from the

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(1957). He taught at Essex College, University of Bridgeport, and

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. Bert performed and recorded with many bands and orchestras. He spent the most time with

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His conce ...

's Orchestra (1958–86),

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians an ...

(1955–74),

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(1968–72), New York Jazz Repertory Company (1973–78), The American Jazz Orchestra (1986–92), Loren Schoenberg Orchestra (1986–2001), and Walt Levinsky's Great American Swing Orchestra (1987–95). Bert is featured on hundreds of recordings and recorded extensively as a leader on various labels including

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, Blue Note, Trans-World, Jazztone, and Discovery Records. Bert continued to play sold-out shows until his death, at the age of 90, on September 27, 2012, in Danbury, Connecticut. His photography can be seen on ''Jazz Giants'', ''To Bird with Love'' (Chan Parker and F. Pandras), and ''The Band that Never Was'' (Spotlight Records, album cover and liner notes).

Honors

* Musician of the Year, ''Metronome'' magazine, 1955 * Grammy for Musician of the Year, 1959 * Honored at Town Hall, New York City, May 16, 2002 * Honored at Jazz at the Kennedy Center with Billy Taylor, May 6, 2002 * Rugers University Jazz Hall of Fame, 2009

Discography

As leader

* ''

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'' (Savoy, 1955) * ''Let's Dig Bert (Eddie That Is)'' (Trans-World, 1955) * '' Musician of the Year'' (Savoy, 1955) * '' Montage'' (Savoy, 1955) * ''Modern Moods'' (Jazztone, 1955) * ''East Coast Sounds'' with Billy Byers & Joe Newman (Jazztone, 1957) * ''Like Cool'' (Somerset, 1958) * ''Skeleton of the Band'' (Backbone, 1979) * ''Kaleidoscope'' (Savoy, 1987) * ''The Human Factor'' (Fresh Sound, 1988) * ''Live at Birdland'' (Fresh Sound, 1992) * ''Live at Capozzoli's'' (Woofy, 1999)

As sideman

With Chris Connor * ''Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song'' (Atlantic, 1957) * ''I Miss You So'' (Atlantic, 1957) * ''Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe'' (Atlantic, 1959) With Urbie Green * ''The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green'' (Command, 1960) * ''21 Trombones'' (Project 3, 1967) * ''21 Trombones Rock & Blues & Jazz Vol. Two'' (Project 3, 1969) * ''The Message'' (RCA, 1986) With

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, ...

& Mel Lewis * ''Central Park North'' (Solid State, 1969) * ''Consummation'' (Blue Note, 1970) * ''Suite for Pops'' (A&M, 1975) * ''Thad Jones & Mel Lewis'' (Blue Note, 1975) * ''Thad Jones & Mel Lewis'' (LRC, 1990) * ''Paris 1969 Vol. 1'' (Royal, 1990) * ''Basle 1969'' (TCB, 1996) * ''The Groove Merchant'' (LaserLight 1999) With

Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Ke ...

* '' A Presentation of Progressive Jazz'' (Capitol, 1948) * '' Encores'' (Capitol, 1949) * '' Stan Kenton's Milestones'' (Capitol, 1950) * '' Stan Kenton Classics'' (Capitol, 1952) * '' The Kenton Era'' (Capitol, 1955) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1955) * '' Artistry in Rhythm'' (Capitol, 1955) With

Elliot Lawrence Elliott Lawrence Broza (February 14, 1925 – July 2, 2021), known professionally as Elliott Lawrence, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. Son of the broadcaster Stan Lee Broza, Lawrence led his first dance band at age 20, but he pl ...

* ''Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements'' (Fantasy, 1956) * ''Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel Arrangements'' (Fantasy, 1956) * ''Swinging at the Steel Pier'' (Vogue, 1956) * ''Big Band Modern'' (Jazztone, 1957) With

* ''

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'' (Debut, 1955

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* '' Pre-Bird'' (Mercury, 1961) * ''

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'' (Fantasy, 1955

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* '' Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert'' (Columbia, 1973) * '' The Complete Town Hall Concert'' (Blue Note, 1983) * ''Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife'' (Columbia, 1988) * ''Epitaph'' (Columbia, 1989) With

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* ''At Town Hall'' (Riverside, 1959) * '' Big Band and Quartet in Concert'' (Columbia, 1964) * ''In Person'' (Milestone, 1976) * ''Always Know'' (Columbia, 1979) * ''The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album'' (Milestone, 1982) With

Red Norvo Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His reco ...

* ''Jazz Concert'' (Jazztone, 1956) * ''Town Hall Concert Vol. 1'' (London, 1974) * ''Live from the Blue Gardens'' (MusicMasters, 1992) With

Chico O'Farrill Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 – June 27, 2001) was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces ...

* ''Jazz'' (Clef, 1953) * ''2nd Afro Cuban Suite'' (Norgran, 1954) * ''Cuban Blues'' (Verve, 1996) With

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 ...

* ''Richcraft'' (Mercury, 1959) * ''The Rich Rebellion'' (Mercury, 1970) * ''Both Sides'' (Mercury, 1976) * ''Buddy Rich'' (Verve, 1987) With

Sal Salvador Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999) was an American bebop jazz guitarist and a prominent music educator. He was born in Monson, Massachusetts, United States, and began his professional career in New York City. He eventually mo ...

* ''Shades of Sal Salvador'' (Bethlehem, 1957) * ''Colors in Sound'' (Decca, 1958) * ''The Beat for This Generation'' (Decca, 1959) * '' Starfingers'' (Bee Hive, 1978) With Loren Schoenberg * ''Time Waits for No One'' (MusicMasters, 1987) * ''Solid Ground'' (MusicMasters, 1988) * ''Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin'' (MusicMasters, 1990) * ''Out of This World'' (TCB, 1998) With Bobby Short * ''Celebrating 30 Years at the Cafe Carlyle'' (Telarc, 1997) * ''How's Your Romance?'' (Telarc, 1999) * ''You're the Top'' (Telarc, 1999) With others * Manny Albam, '' Brass on Fire'' (Solid State, 1966) * American Jazz Orchestra, ''Ellington Masterpieces'' (EastWest, 1989) * American Jazz Orchestra, ''The Music of Jimmie Lunceford'' (MusicMasters, 1991) *

Mildred Bailey Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". She recorded the songs " For Sentimenta ...

, ''Her Greatest Performances 1929–1946'' (Columbia, 1962) * Charlie Barnet, ''Sky Liner'' (MCA, 1976) * Charlie Barnet, ''Drop Me Off in Harlem'' (GRP/Decca, 1992) *

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, ''

Drummer's Holiday ''Drummer's Holiday'' is an album by American jazz drummer Louie Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1956) *

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& Jimmy Cleveland & Frank Rosolino, ''The Trombones Inc.'' (Lone Hill, 1959) *

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, '' Bluesin' Around'' (Columbia, 1983) * Artie Butler, ''Have You Met Miss Jones?'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) *

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

, '' Central City Sketches'' (MusicMasters, 1987) * Benny Carter, '' Harlem Renaissance'' (MusicMasters, 1992) *

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded n ...

, '' Empire Jazz'' (RSO, 1980) *

Teddy Charles Teddy Charles (April 13, 1928 – April 16, 2012) was an American jazz musician and composer, whose instruments were the vibraphone, piano, and drums. Career Born Theodore Charles Cohen in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, United States, he ...

, ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1957) *

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& Ernie Wilkins, '' Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins'' (Savoy, 1955) * Al Cohn, ''East Coast West Coast Scene'' (RCA, Victor, 1955) *

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, ''Presents Swinging at The Opera'' (Everest, 1960) *

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, ''The Bang Years 1966-1968'' (Columbia/Legacy 2011) * Larry Elgart, ''Flight of the Condor'' (RCA, Victor, 1981) *

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

, ''

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'' (United Artists, 1959) *

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 ...

, ''Birdland Dream Band'' (Vik, 1957) * Herbie Fields, ''Blow Hot Blow Cool'' (Decca, 1955) * George Gee, ''Swingin' at Swing City Zurich'' (Zort Music 2003) * George Gee, ''Setting the Pace'' (GJazz 2004) *

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre o ...

, '' Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One'' (Verve, 1965) *

, ''Bebop Spoken Here'' (Capitol, 1972) * Benny Goodman, ''Benny's Bop'' (Hep, 1987) * Al Haig, ''Al Haig Meets the Master Saxes Vol. One'' (Spotlite, 1977) *

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charle ...

, ''Silver Vibes'' (Columbia, 1960) * Lionel Hampton, ''At Newport '78'' (Timeless, 1980) * Bill Harris, ''Your Blase & Bill Not Phil'' (Mercury, 1952) * Bill Harris, ''Bill Harris Herd'' (Norgran, 1956) * Gene Harris, ''Live at Town Hall N.Y.C.'' (Concord Jazz, 1989) *

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

, ''

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'' (Urania, 1955) *

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath ...

, '' Little Man Big Band'' (Verve, 1992) *

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 ...

, ''The Turning Point'' (Coral, 1969) * Woody Herman, ''Second Herd'' (Capitol, 1982) *

Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit " Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" and the 1975 Top T ...

, ''Between the Lines'' (Columbia, 1975) * Willis Jackson, ''Plays with Feeling'' (Cotillion, 1976) * Bob James, ''Two'' (CTI, 1975) * J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding, '' Jay and Kai + 6'' (Columbia, 1956) * J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding, ''Jay and Kai'' (Fontana, 1959) *

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regu ...

, ''

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Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

, ''Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements'' (American Jazz Classics 1959) *

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many so ...

, ''Legrand Jazz'' (Columbia, 1958) * Michel Legrand, ''Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis'' (Philips, 1970) * O'Donel Levy, ''Dawn of a New Day'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) * Pat Lundy, ''The Lady Has Arrived!'' (Pyramid, 1976) * Machito, ''Kenya'' (Roulette, 1958) *

Teo Macero Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' '' Bitches Brew'', and ...

, ''What's New?'' (Columbia, 1956) * Teo Macero, ''Impressions of Charles Mingus'' (Palo Alto, 1983) * Jimmy McGriff, ''The Big Band'' (Solid State, 1966) * Jimmy McGriff, ''Tribute to Basie Funkiest Little Band in the Land'' (LRC, 1992) * Meco, ''The Wizard of Oz'' (Milenium, 1978) *

Phil Medley Philip Medley (April 9, 1916 – October 3, 1997) was an American songwriter, notable for his composition " Twist and Shout", which he wrote along with Bert Russell. The song was made famous by both The Isley Brothers and The Beatles. Medley al ...

, ''Happy Walk'' (Pyramid, 1976) * Gil Melle, '' Gil Mellé Quintet/Sextet'' (Blue Note, 1953) * Gil Melle, ''New Faces New Sounds'' (Blue Note, 1953) * Gil Melle, ''

Patterns in Jazz ''Patterns in Jazz'' is an album by American saxophonist Gil Mellé recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.

'' (Blue Note, 1956) * Metronome All-Stars, '' Metronome All-Stars 1956'' (Verve, 1956) * Garnet Mimms, ''Has It All'' (Arista, 1978) * T. S. Monk, ''

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'' (N2K, 1997) * Gerry Mulligan &

, '' Jazz Concerto Grosso'' (ABC-Paramount, 1958) * Babatunde Olatunji, ''Soul Makossa'' (Paramount, 1973) *

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

, ''New York City 1955–1958'' (Uptown, 2017) *

Nat Pierce Nathaniel Pierce Blish Jr., known professionally as Nat Pierce (July 16, 1925 – June 10, 1992) was an American jazz pianist and prolific composer and arranger, perhaps best known for being pianist and arranger for the Woody Herman band from 195 ...

, ''The Ballad of Jazz Street'' (Zim, 1980) * Tito Rodriguez, ''Mambo Gee Gee'' (Tumbao Cuban Classics, 1992) *

Roswell Rudd Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist and composer. Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including Dixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of musi ...

, ''

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'' (Sunnyside, 2009) *

Pete Rugolo Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American jazz composer, arranger and record producer. Life and career Rugolo was born in San Piero Patti, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settl ...

, '' Rugolomania'' (Columbia, 1955) * Pete Rugolo, '' New Sounds by Pete Rugolo'' (Harmony, 1957) *

Bill Russo William Joseph Russo (June 25, 1928 – January 11, 2003) was an American composer, arranger, and musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. History A student of jazz pianist Lennie Tristano, Russo wrote orchestral scores for the Stan Ke ...

, ''School of Rebellion'' (Roulette, 1960) * Bill Russo, ''Seven Deadly Sins'' (Roulette, 1960) * Bobby Scott, ''The Compositions of Bobby Scott'' (Fresh Sound, 2020) * Frank Socolow, '' Sounds by Socolow'' (London, 1957) *

Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw (born Marlina Burgess, September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in televisio ...

, ''Take a Bite'' (Columbia, 1979) *

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include " Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thi ...

, ''Boys in the Trees'' (Elektra, 1978) *

Dakota Staton Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period due to her conversion t ...

, '' I Want a Country Man'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) *

Rex Stewart Rex William Stewart Jr. (February 22, 1907 – September 7, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra. Career As a boy he studied piano and violin; most of his career was spent on cornet. Stewart drop ...

& Cootie Williams, '' Porgy & Bess Revisited'' (Warner Bros., 1958) *

Tom Talbert Thomas Robert Talbert (August 4, 1924 Crystal Bay, Minnesota – July 2, 2005 Los Angeles) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and band leader. Biography He was born on August 4, 1924, in Crystal Bay, Minnesota, and grew up listening to big b ...

, ''Bix Duke Fats'' (Atlantic, 1957) * Tom Talbert, ''This Is Living!'' (Chartmaker, 1997) *

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

, ''Live! at Buddy's Place'' (Vanguard, 1976) * Teri Thornton, ''Teri Thornton Sings Open Highway'' (Koch, 2001)

Broadway shows and movies

* ''Jam Session with Charlie Barnett'' (1943) (movie) * '' Bye Bye Birdie'', 1960 * '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', 1961 * ''

Here's Love ''Here's Love'' is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson. Based on the 1947 film ''Miracle on 34th Street'', it tells the tale of a skeptical young girl who doubts the existence of Santa Claus. When the real Kris Kringle ...

'', 1963 * '' Golden Boy'', 1964 * '' The Apple Tree'', 1965 * '' Golden Rainbow'', 1968 * ''The French Connection'' (1971) (movie) * ''Pippin'', 1972–77 * '' Ain't Misbehavin''', 1978–82 * ''Human Comedy'', 1984–85 * '' Uptown... It's Hot!'', 1986 * ''School Daze'' (1987) (movie)

References

Sources

JazzWax, four-part interview
with Eddie Bert in 2007. Additional parts are linked above the red date at the top of Part 1. *

External links

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