Story Behind The Song

While in the process of learning some new jazz chords in order to expand upon my songwriting capabilities, I stumbled upon the progression that is now the verse of the song and immediately heard in my head an accompanying melody. After recording a bare-bones guitar track, I began experimenting with additional instrumentation to flesh out the song and paired it with some lyrics that I had written some time ago that were inspired by the original "White Bird" that was released in 1969 by It's A Beautiful Day. The lyrics I had written fit together well with the melody I had in mind and a with a little more time and hard work in the studio, my "White Bird" was born and eventually ended up becoming the seventh track on Matthew C. Bauder's, "How To Make A Dime" album.

Song Description

A mellow jazz song about a man's bittersweet reminiscence about a love that has left him, "White Bird" ambles along to a twinkling vibraphone, arpeggiated guitar, lumbering bass and drums, and a mellow horn section.