In October 1999 the Kim Reith Trio, consisting of Kim Reith on electric hollow body guitar, Bruce Grafrath on acoustic bass, and Kevin Green, drums, recorded an album of nine originals by bandleader Reith, plus one Thelonious Monk tune. On BAIL!, the band stretches out over swinging pieces that feature unusual harmonic progressions, changes in meter and dynamic melodies. "I like to use my compositions as a way to pose musical problems for the improviser to deal with. This sparks the players' creativity and makes the performance more edgy and electric," says Reith. The jazz-guitar trio is more open and spare sounding than a comparable piano trio, partly because the chordal voicings on guitar use fewer notes than most piano voicings. In the bass this feature is even more outstanding, giving improvisers great freedom over the form. Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Jazz), total running time, 64:16