(Week 99)
In stark--some would say "diametrical"--contrast to last week's theme, I've constructed the following RADIOLA! playlist for WHCL tonight 8 PM ET, just in time for Halloween. It'll be a lot more fun than it at first may appear, and I just might call in someone with some expertise on this topic to assist with the broadcast.
Robert Johnson – Me and the Devil Blues (take 2) (1937) – Columbia C2T 46222
Benny Carter and his Orch. – Devil’s Holiday (1933) – Proper P1369
Ipana Troubadors – Wake Up! Chillun, Wake Up! (1929) – Columbia 1779-D
Parenti’s Liberty Syncopators – Up Jumped the Devil (1926) – Frog DGF4
Lonnie Johnson – She’s Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight (1930) – Columbia CK 46221
Yacht Club Boys – How Could Red Riding Hood? (II 10) (1926) – Take Two TT503CD
Willard Robison – The Devil is Afraid of Music (1926) – Columbia C2K 52942
Wilmoth Houdini – The Devil Behind Me (1935) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7010
The Boswell Sisters – Shout Sister, Shout (1931) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
Ethel Merman – Satan’s L’il Lamb (1932) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 473
Ethel Waters (w/James P. Johnson) – Guess Who’s In Town? (1928) – Classics 688
Broadway Broadcasters (Lanin) – Southbound (1928) – BSW-1143
Henry Burr – Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1915) – Victor 17716 (78)
Gertrude “Ma” Rainey – Hellish Rag (1927) – Giants of Jazz CD 53281
Dixie Stompers (Henderson) – I’m Feelin’ Devilish (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-069
Al Gallodoro and JoAnn Chmielowski – Taboo (2007) – Daybreak (Golden Rooster Records)
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – The Terror (1993) – Stomp Off CD1260
Velvetone Dance Orch. – Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil (1922) – Cameo 300 (78)
Jimmy Blythe and his Ragamuffins – Adams Apple (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-015
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Believe it, Beloved (1934) – JSP928D
Mills Blue Rhythm Band – Red Devil (1931) – Hep CD 1008
Mamie Smith – Jenny’s Ball (1931) – Timeless CBC 1-068
Walter Page’s Blue Devils – Blue Devil Blues (1929) – Columbia CK 64855
Clarence Williams and his Orch. – There’s Gonna Be the Devil to Pay (1935) – Quadromania 495
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – The Nightmare (1931) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 182
Florence Foster Jenkins – Queen of the Night Aria (Mozart) – Membran 222078-205
Los Jardineros – Endemonaio (Possessed by the Devil) (1931) – Yazoo 7018
Bessie Smith – Devil’s Gonna Get You (1928) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Hell’s Bells (1937) – Proper P1599
Ted Weems and his Orch. – The Man From the South (1929) – CCM-174-2
Ray Noble and his Orch. – Midnight, the Stars, and You (1934) – Rathbone 0351
Friday, October 26, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
WE'RE ON THE AIR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA!!
RADIOLA! is truly a bi-coastal, international radio program. If you're in Vancouver BC, you can hear RADIOLA! on the air on CJSF 90.1 FM Fridays at 2:00 AM PT and Sundays at 9:00 AM PT. (CJSF is the radio station of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC.)
Saturday, October 20, 2007
"Heavens!" October 19, 2007
(Week 98)
Another one of those "metaphysical" themes that RADIOLA! habitues know so well. I explore the more positive aspects of the afterlife, with a few non-thematic selections to keep it interesting. It's now up on Live365. Enjoy!
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Dancing in the Dark (1932) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-175-2
Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans – The Last Round-Up (1935) – Hep 1077
Dixie Daisies – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Cameo 9160 (78)
Paul Whiteman – I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (1922) – RCA Victor 09026-63294-2
Royal Troubadours – My Blue Heaven (1927) – Harmony 494-H (78)
Cliff Edwards – Halfway to Heaven (1928) – Sony Music Special Products A 26475
Mildred Bailey – ‘Leven Pounds of Heaven (1931) – The Old Masters mb103
Bing Crosby – My Kinda Love (1929) – Columbia CK 44304
Rudy Vallee – Thank Heaven for You (1934) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Louis Prima – Pennies From Heaven (1936) – Hallmark 300442
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Bird of Paradise (1935) – Proper P 1598
Don Redman and his Orch – Pagan Paradise (1932) – Hep 1001
Charlie Palloy – You’ll Never Get to Heaven That Way (1933) – The Old Masters mb 118
Casa Loma Orch. – Happy Days Are Here Again (1930) – Hep 1010
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Happy Feet (1930) – Collectables COL-CD-6805
West End Jazz Band – Got to Dance My Way To Heaven (2005) – Legacy 2K 105
Al Gallodoro – Stardust (2003) – Sarasota Saxes (Golden Rooster Records)
Fess Williams and his Joy Boys – Drifting and Dreaming (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-039
Emmett Miller – The Pickaninnies’ Paradise (1929) – Columbia CK 66999
Fred Astaire – Cheek to Cheek (1935) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
Berkes Bela – Akakos -Ut -Hallgato (1928) – Columbia 10138-F (78)
Tanz Orchester Dajos Bela – Du Blonde Lindenwirtin Vom Rheiu (1930) – Col. G-5225-F (78)
Grand Central Red Cap Quartet – They Kicked the Devil out of Heaven (1931) – Jazz Oracle 8011
Angelina Marco – There’s a New Star in Heaven Tonight (1926) – Harmony 240-H (78)
Tony Martin – When Did You Leave Heaven? (1936) – Readers’ Digest LP Box Set
Bing Crosby – Paradise (1932) – Columbia CK 44304
Dick Powell – I’ll String Along With You (1934) – Columbia CK 66978
Tommy Dorsey – Maybe (1933) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Guy Lombardo’s R. C.’ans – Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven (1934) – Columbia CK 44407
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band – Over in the Glory Land (1927) – Jazz OracleBDW 8002
California Ramblers – Show Me the Way to Go Home (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-053
Another one of those "metaphysical" themes that RADIOLA! habitues know so well. I explore the more positive aspects of the afterlife, with a few non-thematic selections to keep it interesting. It's now up on Live365. Enjoy!
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Dancing in the Dark (1932) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-175-2
Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans – The Last Round-Up (1935) – Hep 1077
Dixie Daisies – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Cameo 9160 (78)
Paul Whiteman – I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (1922) – RCA Victor 09026-63294-2
Royal Troubadours – My Blue Heaven (1927) – Harmony 494-H (78)
Cliff Edwards – Halfway to Heaven (1928) – Sony Music Special Products A 26475
Mildred Bailey – ‘Leven Pounds of Heaven (1931) – The Old Masters mb103
Bing Crosby – My Kinda Love (1929) – Columbia CK 44304
Rudy Vallee – Thank Heaven for You (1934) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Louis Prima – Pennies From Heaven (1936) – Hallmark 300442
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Bird of Paradise (1935) – Proper P 1598
Don Redman and his Orch – Pagan Paradise (1932) – Hep 1001
Charlie Palloy – You’ll Never Get to Heaven That Way (1933) – The Old Masters mb 118
Casa Loma Orch. – Happy Days Are Here Again (1930) – Hep 1010
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Happy Feet (1930) – Collectables COL-CD-6805
West End Jazz Band – Got to Dance My Way To Heaven (2005) – Legacy 2K 105
Al Gallodoro – Stardust (2003) – Sarasota Saxes (Golden Rooster Records)
Fess Williams and his Joy Boys – Drifting and Dreaming (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-039
Emmett Miller – The Pickaninnies’ Paradise (1929) – Columbia CK 66999
Fred Astaire – Cheek to Cheek (1935) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
Berkes Bela – Akakos -Ut -Hallgato (1928) – Columbia 10138-F (78)
Tanz Orchester Dajos Bela – Du Blonde Lindenwirtin Vom Rheiu (1930) – Col. G-5225-F (78)
Grand Central Red Cap Quartet – They Kicked the Devil out of Heaven (1931) – Jazz Oracle 8011
Angelina Marco – There’s a New Star in Heaven Tonight (1926) – Harmony 240-H (78)
Tony Martin – When Did You Leave Heaven? (1936) – Readers’ Digest LP Box Set
Bing Crosby – Paradise (1932) – Columbia CK 44304
Dick Powell – I’ll String Along With You (1934) – Columbia CK 66978
Tommy Dorsey – Maybe (1933) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Guy Lombardo’s R. C.’ans – Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven (1934) – Columbia CK 44407
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band – Over in the Glory Land (1927) – Jazz OracleBDW 8002
California Ramblers – Show Me the Way to Go Home (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-053
Saturday, October 13, 2007
RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT CAFE DOMENICO OCT. 17
Last week's piano gig at the Cafe Domenico went very well--and so I'm scheduled to play next Wednesday, October 17. Thanks to everyone who came out to hear me. Next Wednesday should be great, too. Cafe Domenico is at 2011 Genesee Street, Utica, NY. Stop in for coffee and desert--and jazz!
"Lullaby of the Leaves" from Oct. 3 is now posted on my myspace page.
Friday, October 12, 2007
"The REAL Columbus Day?" October 12, 2007
(Week 97)
Ahoy!
Tonight on RADIOLA! I approach the whole "Columbus" thing in a subtle (some would say "cryptic") and balanced manner, with appropriate vintage music selections. Come discover what it's all about on WHCL tonight (Friday) at 8 PM Eastern time.
Relax, it'll be fun. Just bring your Dramamine.
The West End Jazz Band – Every Day’s a Holiday (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
Fred Astaire – We Saw The Sea (1936) – Naxos 8.120718
Ipana Troubadors – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Columbia 1779-D (78 RPM)
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – Whenever There’s Will, There’s a Way (1929) – Frog DGF27
Boswell Sisters – Rarin’ to Go (1930) – Retrieval RTR 79009
Lud Gluskin and his Orch. – I Wanna Go Places and Do Things (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8045
Fred Van Eps – Silver Heels (1919) – Archeophone 1001
Frank Stanley and Henry Burr – The Big Red Shawl (1909) – Columbia A 609 (78 RPM)
Fanny Brice – I’m an Indian (1921) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 440
Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Band – The Boy in The Boat (1928) – Frog DGF8
The Boswell Sisters – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) Collectables Col-CD-6461
Jack Teagarden and his Orch. – A Son of the Sun (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8026
Coon Sanders’ Nighthawks – Indian Cradle Song (1928) – The Old Masters mb112
Russ Columbo – Living In Dreams (1932) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5026
Don Redman and his Orch. – Pagan Paradise (1932) – Hep CD 1001
Al Gallodoro and JoAnn Chmielowski – Indian Summer (2007) – Daybreak–Golden Rooster CD
Al Gallodoro Quartet – Cherokee (2007) – Live recording Sept. 22, 2007
U.S.Naval Academy Ten – My Dream Ship (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-048
Billy Murray – I’ll See You in C-U-B-A (1920) – Take Two TT509CD
Philip Spitalny and his Orch. – Rippin’ It Off (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-072
Eddie South and his Alabamians – By The Waters of the Minnetonka (1927) – Frog DGF36
Hoagy Carmichael and his Orch. – Barnacle Bill the Sailor (1930) – RCA Jazz Tribune No. 48
Julia Moody and her Dixie Wobblers – He’ll Do You Wrong (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-068
Tiny Parham – Now That I’ve Found You (1930) – Timeless CBC 1-022
Bing Crosby – I Found You (1931) – Columbia CK 44304
Alphonso Trent and his Orch. – I Found a New Baby (1933) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8008
Annette Hanshaw – Little White Lies (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5220
Vaughn DeLeath and Irving Kaufman – You Took Advantage of Me (1928) – ASV CD AJA 5468
Alice Faye (w/Freddy Martin’s Orch.) – Nasty Man (1934) – PAST CD 7075
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Christopher Columbus (1936) – RCA 07863-66747-2
The Caresser – Exploiting (1938) – Rounder CD 1141
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Look What I’ve Got (1934) – Rivermont BSW-1141
Ahoy!
Tonight on RADIOLA! I approach the whole "Columbus" thing in a subtle (some would say "cryptic") and balanced manner, with appropriate vintage music selections. Come discover what it's all about on WHCL tonight (Friday) at 8 PM Eastern time.
Relax, it'll be fun. Just bring your Dramamine.
The West End Jazz Band – Every Day’s a Holiday (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
Fred Astaire – We Saw The Sea (1936) – Naxos 8.120718
Ipana Troubadors – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Columbia 1779-D (78 RPM)
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – Whenever There’s Will, There’s a Way (1929) – Frog DGF27
Boswell Sisters – Rarin’ to Go (1930) – Retrieval RTR 79009
Lud Gluskin and his Orch. – I Wanna Go Places and Do Things (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8045
Fred Van Eps – Silver Heels (1919) – Archeophone 1001
Frank Stanley and Henry Burr – The Big Red Shawl (1909) – Columbia A 609 (78 RPM)
Fanny Brice – I’m an Indian (1921) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 440
Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Band – The Boy in The Boat (1928) – Frog DGF8
The Boswell Sisters – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) Collectables Col-CD-6461
Jack Teagarden and his Orch. – A Son of the Sun (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8026
Coon Sanders’ Nighthawks – Indian Cradle Song (1928) – The Old Masters mb112
Russ Columbo – Living In Dreams (1932) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5026
Don Redman and his Orch. – Pagan Paradise (1932) – Hep CD 1001
Al Gallodoro and JoAnn Chmielowski – Indian Summer (2007) – Daybreak–Golden Rooster CD
Al Gallodoro Quartet – Cherokee (2007) – Live recording Sept. 22, 2007
U.S.Naval Academy Ten – My Dream Ship (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-048
Billy Murray – I’ll See You in C-U-B-A (1920) – Take Two TT509CD
Philip Spitalny and his Orch. – Rippin’ It Off (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-072
Eddie South and his Alabamians – By The Waters of the Minnetonka (1927) – Frog DGF36
Hoagy Carmichael and his Orch. – Barnacle Bill the Sailor (1930) – RCA Jazz Tribune No. 48
Julia Moody and her Dixie Wobblers – He’ll Do You Wrong (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-068
Tiny Parham – Now That I’ve Found You (1930) – Timeless CBC 1-022
Bing Crosby – I Found You (1931) – Columbia CK 44304
Alphonso Trent and his Orch. – I Found a New Baby (1933) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8008
Annette Hanshaw – Little White Lies (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5220
Vaughn DeLeath and Irving Kaufman – You Took Advantage of Me (1928) – ASV CD AJA 5468
Alice Faye (w/Freddy Martin’s Orch.) – Nasty Man (1934) – PAST CD 7075
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Christopher Columbus (1936) – RCA 07863-66747-2
The Caresser – Exploiting (1938) – Rounder CD 1141
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Look What I’ve Got (1934) – Rivermont BSW-1141
Friday, October 05, 2007
"Rosebud!" October 5, 2007
(Week 96)
Anachronalgia meets Nostalgia tonight on RADIOLA!
Having found the recording that led me down the path to 1920s and 1930s music, I asked a cross-section of listeners, broadcasters, and vintage music enthusiasts what selections occasioned similar epiphanies. I received many great responses (and have included a few more of my own early favorites)--and it makes for one terrific playlist! Here are the "Rosebud" moments I could fit into two hours of radio--to be broadcast tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL:
(Edited after broadcast)
Orson Welles – “Rosebud” (1941) – Citizen Kane Soundtrack
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Sleep (1928) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-175-2
Eddie Cantor – Palesteena (1920) – Emerson 10292 (78 RPM)
Ipana Troubadors – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Columbia 1779-D
Jack Chapman and his Orch. – Dreaming of a Castle in the Air (1925) – Victor 19969 (78 RPM)
Benson All Star Orch – To Know You is To Love You (1928) – Columbia 1648-D (78 RPM)
Ted Weems and his Orch. – My Cutey’s Due at Two To Two (1926) – CCM-174-2
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – I’m Comin’ Virginia (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – West End Blues (1928) – Columbia C4K 57179
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Doctor Jazz (1926) – JSP CD321
T. Marvin Hadley – The Story of Ku-Ku (1982)– Home recording of interview with Randy Skretvedt
Laurel and Hardy (w/Van Phillips Orch.) – Hal Roach Presents L&H (1932) – Pro Arte CDD 509
Dana Suesse – Scherzette – Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era, Vol. 2 (Pearl CD)
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – Wa Da Da (1928) – Naxos 8.120696
Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders – Is It Possible? (1927) – Victor 20819-B (78 RPM)
Rudy Wiedoeft – Saxophobia (1919) – Emerson 1043 (78 RPM)
Al Gallodoro – Saxophobia (1959) – Daybreak Lyrical Jazz (Golden Rooster Records)
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – I Love the College Girls (1926) – Take Two TT503CD
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Roodles (1927) – The Old Masters mb112
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Benny Goodman Quartet – Running Wild (1937) – Victor 25529 (78 RPM)
Art Shaw and his New Music (Peg LaCentra, vo.) – It Ain’t Right (1936) – Vocalion 4637 (78 RPM)
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Blues In The Night (1941) – Okeh 6422 (78 RPM)
Ty Parvis and T. Marvin Hadley – Honolulu Baby (1933) – Recording courtesy Randy Skretvedt
T. Marvin Hadley – The Old Man One Man Band (1982) – Recording courtesy Randy Skretvedt
The Beau Hunks – Bells (1994) – The Beau Hunks Play Original Little Rascals Music (Koch Int’l. CD)
Bing Crosby – Thanks (1933) – Collectables COL-CD-6805
Johnny Marvin – Magnolia (1927) – Victor 20731 (78 RPM)
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Glorianna (1928) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – South (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
“Jiminy Cricket” (Cliff Edwards) – Nineteen Twenty-Five (1956) – Disneyland 3815 (LP)
Waring's Pennsylvanians - Memory Lane (1924) - Collectors' Choice CCM-175-2
Anachronalgia meets Nostalgia tonight on RADIOLA!
Having found the recording that led me down the path to 1920s and 1930s music, I asked a cross-section of listeners, broadcasters, and vintage music enthusiasts what selections occasioned similar epiphanies. I received many great responses (and have included a few more of my own early favorites)--and it makes for one terrific playlist! Here are the "Rosebud" moments I could fit into two hours of radio--to be broadcast tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL:
(Edited after broadcast)
Orson Welles – “Rosebud” (1941) – Citizen Kane Soundtrack
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Sleep (1928) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-175-2
Eddie Cantor – Palesteena (1920) – Emerson 10292 (78 RPM)
Ipana Troubadors – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Columbia 1779-D
Jack Chapman and his Orch. – Dreaming of a Castle in the Air (1925) – Victor 19969 (78 RPM)
Benson All Star Orch – To Know You is To Love You (1928) – Columbia 1648-D (78 RPM)
Ted Weems and his Orch. – My Cutey’s Due at Two To Two (1926) – CCM-174-2
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – I’m Comin’ Virginia (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – West End Blues (1928) – Columbia C4K 57179
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Doctor Jazz (1926) – JSP CD321
T. Marvin Hadley – The Story of Ku-Ku (1982)– Home recording of interview with Randy Skretvedt
Laurel and Hardy (w/Van Phillips Orch.) – Hal Roach Presents L&H (1932) – Pro Arte CDD 509
Dana Suesse – Scherzette – Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era, Vol. 2 (Pearl CD)
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – Wa Da Da (1928) – Naxos 8.120696
Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders – Is It Possible? (1927) – Victor 20819-B (78 RPM)
Rudy Wiedoeft – Saxophobia (1919) – Emerson 1043 (78 RPM)
Al Gallodoro – Saxophobia (1959) – Daybreak Lyrical Jazz (Golden Rooster Records)
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – I Love the College Girls (1926) – Take Two TT503CD
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Roodles (1927) – The Old Masters mb112
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Benny Goodman Quartet – Running Wild (1937) – Victor 25529 (78 RPM)
Art Shaw and his New Music (Peg LaCentra, vo.) – It Ain’t Right (1936) – Vocalion 4637 (78 RPM)
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Blues In The Night (1941) – Okeh 6422 (78 RPM)
Ty Parvis and T. Marvin Hadley – Honolulu Baby (1933) – Recording courtesy Randy Skretvedt
T. Marvin Hadley – The Old Man One Man Band (1982) – Recording courtesy Randy Skretvedt
The Beau Hunks – Bells (1994) – The Beau Hunks Play Original Little Rascals Music (Koch Int’l. CD)
Bing Crosby – Thanks (1933) – Collectables COL-CD-6805
Johnny Marvin – Magnolia (1927) – Victor 20731 (78 RPM)
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Glorianna (1928) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – South (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
“Jiminy Cricket” (Cliff Edwards) – Nineteen Twenty-Five (1956) – Disneyland 3815 (LP)
Waring's Pennsylvanians - Memory Lane (1924) - Collectors' Choice CCM-175-2
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