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| >>>CYNTHIA AND THE SWING SET | ||
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 Cynthia
Bythell brings an innovative approach to swing vocals, treating
her voice as an instrument to fully express her personality. She
is a truly vibrant and engaging performer.
THE BAND: Michael Moss, publisher of Swing Time Magazine, loved Cynthia Bythell's singing. He suggested that she combine her jazz vocals with a swing backup. "But," Moss said, "It's really got to jump." (Hmm ... sounded like a good idea.) So Cynthia teamed up with award-winning arranger and tenor saxophonist, Susie Laraine. Susie spent long hours at the computer putting together swingin' arrangements of their favorite songs. The pair wrote a few new vocal tunes, too. |
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And then Cynthia wrote a few more. Susie called her friend Barbara
Speed, an outstanding alto sax player and arranger. Barbara came
up with a few more arrangements and also wrote some catchy instrumentals.
Moss had said that the band should have an "in-your-face"
horn section, so they added the fantastic Mack Horton on trumpet
and the exuberant John Arnaudo on trombone. (Hmmm . . . that should
do the trick!) Next they called in some of the hottest rhythm players
in town: Tom Whitehead on piano, Ned Boynton on guitar, John McArdle
on upright bass, and Kevin Mummey on drums. It wasn't long before
Moss's brainchild really started jumpin'. The band got fitted with
shiny black zoot suits and black felt fedoras. Then from San Francisco's
coolest supper clubs to the Bay Area's hottest nightspots, Lindyhoppers
and Street Swingers everywhere gave Cynthia & The Swing Set
a big thumbs up. And they all played, sang, and danced happily ever
after! view
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