In a career spanning nearly thirty years, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird has continued to refine his artistry, oscillating between folk, swing, and indie rock. True to his open-minded spirit, 'Sunday Morning Put-On,' his sixteenth studio album, takes him in a new direction inspired by his youthful loves: 1930s and 1940s jazz, discovered in his early twenties through 78-rpm records played on late-night radio shows.
Recorded live at the legendary Valentine Studio in Burbank, California, where figures as diverse as Stan Kenton, Bing Crosby, and Frank Zappa have crossed paths, 'Sunday Morning Put-On' features nine personalized covers of jazz standards and songs and themes from musicals.
Accompanied by Ted Poor (drums), Alan Hampton (double bass), and with contributions from guitarist Jeff Parker and Larry Goldings on keyboards, Andrew Bird re-imagines, among others, the essential "Caravan" (Duke Ellington), "I Fall In Love Too Easily," popularized in 1945 by Frank Sinatra, and Broadway tunes "I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face" (heard in My Fair Lady) and "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," from the 1928 operetta The New Moon.
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