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1959: Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey - On View At The Five Spot Cafe |
Hard-bop, Blakey Art |
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 Artist: Kenny Burrell Album: On View At The Five Spot Cafe Year: 1959 Label: Blue Note Time: 63:40 Format: MP3 @320kbps Size: 161mb (RS.com, with 5% file recovery) Includes Covers + Scans AMG Rating: 4 stars This likable live set from guitarist Kenny Burrell has a strong supporting cast ( Tina Brooks on tenor, either Bobby Timmons or Roland Hanna on piano, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Art Blakey) and the original five-song program has been expanded on this CD to eight tunes. The swinging music, highlighted by "Lady Be Good," "Birks Works," the blues "36-23-36," and Burrell's feature on "Lover Man," is quite mainstream for the period and predictably excellent. -- Scott Yanow, AMGREPOST! Kenny Burrell was born today 77 years ago. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! |
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Kenny Burrell - Soulero (1966-67) |
Music » Jazz » BeBop |
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 Artist: Kenny Burrell Album: Soulero Recording Date: Apr 4, 1966-Sep 1967 Label: GRP/Chess Format: MP3 320 kbps Size: 95,7 + 45.4 Mb Íà ýòîé ïëàñòèíêå ïåðåèçäàíû 10 êîìïîçèöèé ñ âèíèëîâîãî äèñêà The Tender Gender , âåðñèÿ My Favorite Things ñ ðîæäåñòâåíñêîãî àëüáîìà è 5 äîðîæåê ñ çàïèñè 1967 ãîäà Ode to 52nd Street. Âñÿ ìóçûêà ïðîïèòàíà ïðîíèêíîâåííîé ìàíåðîé èãðû íåïîäðàæàåìîãî Êåííè Áàððåëëà. REPOST! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, mr. BURRELL! |
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Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Freddie Hubbard Album: Hub Cap Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 302 MB & 96 MB Time: 42:43 On Hub Cap, his third effort as a leader, Freddie Hubbard sticks to the tried-and-true hard bop formula, which is something of a mixed blessing. There's no question that much of this music is enjoyable, but it's not quite up to the standards of its two predecessors. Part of the problem is Hubbard's sextet, which features tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, trombonist Julian Priester, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer "Philly" Joe Jones. All of the musicians are talented, but only a few are inventive, and that becomes a problem, since it becomes clear that Hubbard is beginning to break free from his influences and develop his own style. In other words, he's capable of more adventurous music than this straight-ahead hard bop. That said, Hub Cap is a very good hard bop date. There is energy to the performances, and the artist's vigorous, inspired playing continues to impress, as do some of his original compositions. Only when compared to Hubbard's first two records, or what would come later, does Hub Cap seem like a lesser effort. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Lee Morgan - Charisma |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Lee Morgan Album: Charisma Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 239 MB & 87 MB Time: 39:03 Yet another mid-'60s Blue Note album that makes a coherent artistic statement despite personnel that reads like an all-star blowing date. Jackie McLean (alto), Hank Mobley (tenor) and Cedar Walton (piano) were all bandleaders in their own right; bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Billy Higgins were as in demand as any sidemen of the day (for that matter, Morgan played on countless record dates as a sideman himself, including several of Mobley's sessions). Nevertheless, this sextet hangs together like a veteran unit, playing with wit, fire and enthusiasm throughout. CHARISMA features four of the trumpeter's tunes, all solid, but the two standout cuts are Walton's ballad "Rainy Night" and "Sweet Honey Bee," composed by Blue Note pianist and sometime A&R man Duke Pearson. Morgan lays back and leans forward, stuttering and double-timing his way through the serpentine chord progression of Pearson's tightly-knit, bluesy little gem, while Higgins' creativity provides a shimmering, ever-shifting context for all three soloists. "Rainy Night" lets Morgan stretch out in more of a quartet setting, with Mobley and McLean providing ensemble work on the theme only. |
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Kenny Burrell - A Generation Ago Today (Repost) |
Music » Jazz » Mainstream |
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 Artist: Kenny Burrell Album: A Generation Ago Today Label: Verve Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 170 MB & 78 MB Time: 34:35 REPOST with new links Guitarist Kenny Burrell interprets eight swing standards associated with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Charlie Christian on this Verve album. Burrell is joined by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Grady Tate and either altoist Phil Woods or (on "Wholly Cats") pianist Richard Wyands; vibraphonist Mike Mainieri guests on "As Long as I Live." Unfortunately the playing time of this LP is brief (a touch under 32 minutes) and the now-obscure set has been out-of-print for quite awhile but the music is excellent. Highlights include "Poor Butterfly," "Stompin' at the Savoy," "Rose Room" and "A Smooth One." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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Oscar Peterson Trio - With Respect To Nat (1965) |
Music » Jazz » Mainstream |
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 Artist: Oscar Peterson Trio Album: With Respect To Nat Orig Year : 1965 Street Date: Jul 21, 1998 Label: Verve (USA) Format/Bitrate: Quality: FLAC(tacks) Size: 195MB REPOST with new FLAC links from pal47 Ñ óäîâîëüñòâèåì ïðåäëàãàþ íà ïðîñëóøèâàíèå àëüáîì: Oscar Peterson Trio - With Respect To Nat, ãäå Ìàýñòðî Îñêàð ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñâîè î÷àðîâàòåëüíûå âîêàëüíûå âîçìîæíîñòè  |
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Breakout - Blues |
Music » Blues |
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 Artist: Breakout Album: Blues Quality: mp3@320Kbps Size: 72 MB (fr. cover) Year: 1971 Label: Polskie Nagrania-Muza Total time: 37:37 Tadeusz Nalepa hails from Poland, and his band, Breakout, was considered on of the best and most influential rock and blues bands in Poland and it really shows when you begin to listen to this album. Breakout was a band formed in 1969 by Tadeusz Nalepa. Originally, all the singing was done by Mira Kubasinska, but he was later replaced by Nalepa who was also the guitarist and harmonica player. This album, Blues, was Breakout's third album and finally became the sound that they followed. The previous two albums were both some very amazing prog records. |
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Herbie Hancock - Possibilities (2006) |
Music video |
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 Artist: Herbie Hancock Album: Possibilities Label: Magnolia Year: 2006 Movie Details: Title: Herbie Hancock: Possibilities Running Time: 90 Minutes Status: Released Country: United States Genre: Documentary, Music Ïðåäñòàâëÿþ äèñê Herbie Hancock Possibilities. Äèñê âûøåë â 2006 ãîäó, è ÿ äàë áû Grammy åìó, à íå River The Joni Letters (2007). Çäåñü äåéñòâèòåëüíî ìóçûêàíò ïîêàçûâàåò íàì ñâîè ãåíèàëüíûå âîçìîæíîñòè (possibilities). È ïîä åãî âëèÿíèåì âñå ëþäè, ïðèãëàøåííûå äëÿ çàïèñè ýòîãî äèñêà, âûêëàäûâàþòñÿ ïî-ïîëíîé!  ïðèíöèïå ýòîò äèñê ìîæíî íàéòè â ñåòè. Íî â êà÷åñòâå áîíóñà ïðèëàãàþ ôèëüì î çàïèñè ýòîãî äèñêà, êîòîðûé ÿâëÿåòñÿ ðàðèòåòîì! Íàñëàæäàéòåñü! Ëåîíèä. This documentary gives insight into the working process of one of jazz's most innovative artists, as is traces the making of Herbie Hancock's 2005 record, POSSIBILITIES. On it, the keyboardist collaborates with such unlikely suspects as Christina Aguilera, Sting, Damien Rice, Brian Eno, and Carlos Santana. |
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New Orleans Nightcrawlers - New Orleans Nightcrawlers |
Music » Jazz » Traditional Jazz |
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 Artist: New Orleans Nightcrawlers Album: New Orleans Nightcrawlers Format: mp3, Bitrate: 320Kbps Size: 130 MB (scans) Year: 1996 Label: Rounder Total time: 55:07 The New Orleans Nightcrawlers are not your average second-line street band. Building on the brass bans revolution of the past decade, when funk, bop and pop tunes were added to the traditional repertoire, the 'Crawlers add new harmonic substance and challenging arrangements to the funky New Orleans street sound. Here are originals, transformed standards and new tunes contributed by fellow rising young composers, played by a group of the Crescent City's most accomplished jazz musicians -- brass band music for mind, body and soul. - from the CD cover. |
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Palmyra & Levita with Joao Donato - Here's That Rainy Bossa Day |
Music » Jazz » Latin » Bossa Nova |
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 Artist: Palmyra & Levita, Joao Donato Album: Here's That Rainy Bossa Day Format: mp3, Bitrate: 320Kbps Size: 103 MB (scans) Year: 2002 Label: Irma Total time: 43:55 Light and lovely work from the team of Palmyra & Levita -- made even better by piano from Joao Donato! Palmyra's a sweet-voiced female vocalist with a style that stretches back to include influences from American torch singers of years past, and some of the warmer voices of the 60s bossa era in Brazil. Levita plays acoustic guitar with a light and jazzy touch -- and works here with some spare but wonderfully effective piano from bossa maestro Joao Donato -- to create a cool and gentle backdrop for the sweet lead vocals in the set. - www. dustygroove.com |
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Robin Nolan Trio - Mediterranean Blues |
Music » Jazz » Swing |
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 Artist: Robin Nolan Trio Album: Mediterranean Blues Format: mp3, Bitrate: 320Kbps Size: 148 MB (scans) Year: 1998/99 Label: Refined (2001) Total time: 64:00 When guitarist Robin Nolan formed the Robin Nolan trio in London in 1992, its focus was European gypsy swing a` la Django Reinhardt. But the group (which relocated to Amsterdam) later opted for a change of direction, embracing acoustic post-bop with strong world music leanings. No one will mistake Mediterranean Blues, a collection of the Nolan trio's late-'90s work, for swing recordings of the 1930s and 1940s. Though Nolan's lyrical playing still contains elements of Reinhardt, this is very much a post-bop CD. The title Mediterranean Blues doesn't tell you just how eclectic Nolan is. Yes, Mediterranean music is an influence; some of Nolan's pieces contain elements of Greek music. But this album also finds him combining jazz with everything from Middle Eastern to Latin music. Nolan obviously appreciates a variety of Latin rhythms -- not only Afro-Cuban, but also Spanish, Brazilian, and Argentinean. Although Mediterranean Blues falls short of innovative, it does have a certain freshness. Nolan could have easily stuck to gypsy swing; there are still plenty of people in Europe who worship Reinhardt's music and love to hear younger musicians taking a retro-'30s or retro-'40s approach. But Mediterranean Blues demonstrates that Nolan deserves credit for challenging himself and trying a variety of things. ~ by Alex Henderson, AMG |
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Shirley Horn - You Won't Forget Me (1991) |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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 Artist: Shirley Horn Album: You Won't Forget Me Label: Verve Year: 1990; release 1991 Format, bitrate: MP3@192 kbps Time: ??? Size: 97 Mb Î÷åíü äîëãî èñêàë ýòîò àëüáîì, è - âîò îí! Çäåñü ðåøèë ñ Âàìè ïîäåëèòüñÿ. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ (íî íå ê ìîåìó;), òîëüêî 192 kbps. Ïðèÿòíîãî ïðîñëóøèâàíèÿ! Ñïàñèáî çà ïðåêðàñíûé ñàéò! Âñåì ëþáâè! With 1991's You Won't Forget Me, Shirley Horn's star continued to rise. While mostly ballads, this recording also includes swinging takes on "I Just Found Out About Love" and "Foolin' Myself." Toots Thielemans stars with his distinctive harmonica sound on "Beautiful Love" and "Soothe Me," and the unmistakable trumpet of Miles Davis weaves around Horn's vocal on the title track. The opening medley moves from the almost-whispered ballad "The Music That Makes Me Dance," to a funkily midtempo "Come Dance with Me." "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is absolutely gorgeous, with Wynton Marsalis stepping in to trade phrases with Horn's voice. The music here is mostly taken at a very leisurely tempo, and the spare arrangements allow plenty of room for the music to breathe, proving that less is often more. The only complaint is that such spaciousness generates is a certain sameness to the material, but this is leavened by the guest appearances of Thielemans, Davis, the brothers Marsalis and tenorman Buck Hill. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide |
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Dr. John - In A Sentimental Mood |
Music » Jazz » Vocal Jazz |
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Artist: Dr. John Album: In A Sentimental Mood Label: Warner Bros Original Release Date: April 25, 1989 File: MP3, Bit Rate: 320kbps Size: 91.7 MB Total Time: 40:17 On Dr. John's first major-label effort, and first vocal studio album in ten years, he performs a set of pop standards including Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" and Johnny Mercer's "Accentuate the Positive." After starting out with a wild stage act and unusual costumes, Dr. John has evolved into a vocal stylist and piano virtuoso, which makes the idea of doing this sort of material appealing. And he does it well, turning out a leisurely duet with Rickie Lee Jones on "Makin' Whoopee" that won a Grammy (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group), and giving sad feeling to "My Buddy." Maybe he has changed since the Gris Gris days, but even a mellowed Dr. John is a tasty one. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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Venezia Stravagantissima - Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra |
Music » Classical music |
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 Artist: Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra Album: Venezia Stravagantissima Label: Alfa Prodaction Quality: APE & CUE Size: 321 Mb Total time: 53:32 Capriccio Stravagante is world-renowned for their memorable interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1986 by Skip Sempé, the ensemble of 4-40 performers now incorporates Capriccio Stravagante, the Capriccio Stravagante Orchestra, the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra and Capriccio Stravagante Opera. The diverse vocal and instrumental formations feature the finest European, American and Canadian musicians. Their extensive discography includes music by Byrd, Monteverdi, Purcell, Bach, Buxtehude, Handel, Telemann, Lully and Couperin, as well as ”Versailles – L’Ile Enchantée”, ”Venezia Stravagantissima” (Alpha) and ”Paradizo” (Paradizo). These recordings have made a considerable contribution to Capriccio Stravagante’s acceptance as the foremost interpretive force in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire to have emerged in decades. |
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Gotan Project - La Revancha del Tango (2003) |
Music » Jazz » Fusion » Smooth & Lounge |
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 Artist: Gotan Project Album: La Revancha del Tango Label: XL Recordings Original Year: 2003 Genre: Tango, Electronica Format/Bitrate: MP3/320 Size: 100 mb + 22 mb Gotan Project give new meaning to the term French Dance Music with their debut La Revancha Del Tango. A collaboration between soundtrack composers Philippe Cohen Solal and Christophe Mueller and Argentinean guitarist Eduardo Makaroff, the Gotan project project are more about Tangos and accordions than chic disco-house and vocoders. And while the Parisian trio's debut is unlikely to set any superclub dance floors alight, it's unique, bewitching and incredibly French. Part ingenious dance hybrid, part spine-tingling soundtrack, the success of their peculiar mix of strident break-beats, eerie violins and those all-important accordions owes no small debut to Solal & Mueller's cinematic expertise. Exuding enchanting-chilling atmosphere, tracks play out like a sensual score to the nocturnal life of Paris' Latin Quarter. The longing melody of "Queremos Paz" and the jazzy "Last Tango in Paris" are pure romance, and the frantic Latin rhythms of the only real club contender, "Triptico", conjure the hectic café society, but most affecting are the backstreet sleazy of Epoca and swagger of "Chunga's Revenge"; both as hypnotic as they are sinister. Strange amalgams of dub bass and unhinged cabaret vocals add to Gotan Project's allure, but it's the passion and drama that mesmerise, and no dance music has more of both than a Tango. --Dan Gennoe |
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson - Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail |
Hard-bop, Soul-Jazz |
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 Artist: Johnny "Hammond" Smith & Willis Jackson Album: Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail Label: Prestige Year: 1962, release: 1993 (Japanese CD Reissue) Genre: Hard Bop / Soul Jazz Format, bitrate: MP3/320 Size: 86 Mb This Smith/Jackson joint session is typical early-'60s Prestige soul-jazz, with all the good and bad that implies. The good? It hits a lockstep earthy groove with funky organ by Smith, smoky sax from Jackson, and some smooth guitar from Eddie McFadden. The bad? Well, it's not bad, really, just predictable. The compositions usually have easygoing, unchallenging bluesy progressions, and the whole thing has the agreeable ambience of a good-time bar where the music fades more into the background the longer it continues. Smith wrote four of the seven songs, the program balanced by Jackson's "Y'All" and covers of "Besame Mucho" and the traditional "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." "Sonja's Dreamland" goes the furthest into ballad territory, while "Neckbones" swings the hardest. The album was combined with Hammond's 1965 LP The Stinger on the Smith CD compilation Good 'Nuff. ~ Richie Unterberger , AMG |
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Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Talk That Talk (1960) |
Hard-bop, Soul-Jazz |
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 Artist: Johnny "Hammond" Smith Album: Talk That Talk Label: Prestige Year: 1960 Genre: Hard Bop / Soul Jazz Format, bitrate: MP3/320 Time: 34:00 Size: 77,1 Mb An excellent piece of early soul-jazz, 1960's Talk That Talk isn't as bop-oriented as Shirley Scott's albums with Stanley Turrentine from the same period, as flashy and ornate as the albums Jimmy Smith was starting to make with Creed Taylor and Lalo Schifrin, or as funky and blues-based as the best of Jimmy McGriff or "Brother" Jack McDuff. Smith's playing on this album is low-key almost to the point of being conservative, deeply soulful without resorting to what would soon become tired funk clichés. For the most part, the settings are the standard organ/bass/drums trio, with occasional appearances by tenor saxophonist Oliver Nelson. Smith is always at the center of the arrangements, taking almost all the solos, which means that less organ-besotted listeners might find the album a bit samey, but on tracks like a loping, gentle version of "An Affair to Remember" and a gorgeously soulful "Misty," Johnny "Hammond" Smith shows exactly why he deserves his nickname. |
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George Benson - Giblet Gravy |
Music » Soul » Soul-Jazz |
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 Artist: George Benson Album: Giblet Gravy Label: Verve Year: 1968, release: 2000 Genre: Soul Jazz Format, bitrate: MP3/320 Time: 55:32 Size: 122 Mb No, you're not in Creed Taylor country yet, but you might as well be, for many of the ingredients that would garnish Benson's albums with Taylor are already present in this often enjoyable prototype. The immediate goal was to groom Benson as the next Wes Montgomery (who was about to leave Verve) -- and so he covers hit tunes of the day ("Sunny," "Along Comes Mary," "Groovin'"), playing either with a big band plus voices or a neat quintet anchored by Herbie Hancock, and the sound is contoured to give his guitar a warm mellow ambience. But the eclectic Benson is his own man, as his infectious repeated-interval rhythm trademark tells us on his self-composed title track, and despite Tom McIntosh's mostly lame arrangements, George's work is always tasty and irresistibly melodic. |
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George Benson - The George Benson Cookbook |
Music » Soul » Soul-Jazz |
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 Artist: George Benson Album: The George Benson Cookbook Label: Columbia Year: 1966, release: 1994 Genre: Soul Jazz Format, bitrate: MP3/320 Time: 41:00 Size: 90,4 Mb The second album by Benson's great 1966 quartet is an absolutely burning affair, with a terrific balance of up-tempo swing and soulfully strutting grooves. The one vocal is a hard-swinging version of the standard "All of Me". Rather than create the kind of large production that Creed Taylor would embrace on George's later CTI recordings, producer/A&R legend John Hammond basically documented a great band in the studio. A joyful listening experience. |
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Donald Byrd - At the Half Note Cafe Vol. 2 |
Music » Jazz » BeBop » Hard-bop |
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 Artist: Donald Byrd Album: At the Half Note Cafe Vol. 2 Label: Blue Note Quality: FLAC & MP3@320 Size: 287 MB & 86 MB Time: 37:42 |
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