Story of The Swing Set

	The Story of Cynthia &The Swing Set
		ichael 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. 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!