There’s a bit of funk plied to the deliberate traditional jazz tempo on “Bye Bye Blackbird,” which is backboned by a shuffling drum cadence. Lemmler’s version of the song referencing Miles Davis and John Coltrane sprang from a Miles Davis tribute that he put together with the musicians featured on the album.
 
“This arrangement was premiered at our local showing of ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ documentary. Before the screening, I produced a Miles Davis music tribute concert featuring the band on this album. We all went into the recording studio the next morning to record this track and the ‘Powerhouse’ album. I also dedicated my version of this song to a great New Orleans musician/artist/bassist/vocalist, George French, who passed away this year. George was one of the featured vocalists on my first album,‘Portraits of Wonder: A Tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder’ (2001). He always sang ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’ beautifully,” remembered Lemmler.