Buckley's musical tastes expanded during the period that the album was written and the first track, "Strange Feelin", was directly inspired by Miles Davis' "All Blues" from Kind of Blue and the melody of the song is directly taken from the song.
The compositions "So What" and "All Blues" from Kind of Blue are considered contemporary jazz standards.
When Freamon and McNulty start talking in the bar, Miles Davis' "All Blues", from the album Kind of Blue plays diegetically in the background.
blues | Rhythm and blues | Blues | rhythm and blues | Hill Street Blues | House of Blues | The Blues Brothers | St. Louis Blues | The Moody Blues | St. Louis Blues (ice hockey) | Briefcase Full of Blues | The Blues Band | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Climax Blues Band | Cardiff Blues | The Blues Brothers (film) | Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again | Sita Sings the Blues | Rhythm and Blues | New Wave Blues | Jammin' the Blues | Blues Music Award | All Blues | White and Black Blues | The Country Blues | Self Destruction Blues | Piedmont blues | Kansas City Blues | American Blues | West End Blues |
This will be an all-blues album featuring a slew of guest performers such as Amos Garrett, David Wilcox, Frank Marino, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, and Rick Derringer (to name a few).