Cynthia Bythell and Her Trio
Piano: Lee Bloom
Bass: Nick Cudahy
Drums: Tim Bulkley
with special guest Nika Rejto on flute
Live in the studio!
(no overdubs and no punch-ins)
Recorded by Mike Cogan at Bay Records Recording Studios (date unknown)
Dear listeners, This recording holds some magical memories for me. Many years back, I was asked to sing for the closing night of the famous Enrico’s Restaurant in San Francisco. I had been working quite a bit with Lee, so I called to see if he was available. He was, and wanted to include the bass and drum players he had recently been working with. We had a great night playing together, hit it off immediately, and decided to make a recording together. I set it up with Mike Cogan at Bay Records. We got there, set up and started playing. When I took a break, I met a flautist in the hall who had been listening and said she wanted to play with us. I waffled around a bit and said I would think about it. I went into the engineer’s booth and asked if Mike knew who she was, and if she was “any good“ on the flute. Little did I know this was Nika Rejto who had been making quite a splash at the jazz festivals and more. Mike said he thought she was good, and that she was his wife. Whoops. Anyway, Mega Kismet played a large part on this recording. Wonder if I should put Mega on the credits… Smiles, Cynthia