An abridged version of this album was included as a bonus disc with the initial release of Costello's 2005 album My Flame Burns Blue.
"Speak Darkly My Angel" was written for Anne Sofie von Otter and the Brodsky Quartet, while "Put Away Forbidden Playthings" was his contribution to a concert commemorating the death of Henry Purcell.
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In addition to the Mingus tune, he drafted words for "Blood Count" by Billy Strayhorn, appearing here as the title song "My Flame Burns Blue."
NYPD Blue | Toronto Blue Jays | Robert Burns | Blue Peter | Blue | Blue Ridge Mountains | George Burns | Ken Burns | Blue Öyster Cult | Blue Note Records | Blue Heelers | Pokémon Red and Blue | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Blue Nile | Blue's Clues | ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' | Blue Man Group | Vida Blue | The Blue Danube | Rhapsody in Blue | Mr. Burns | blue plaque | Blue Mountain State | Blue Cheer | Blue Bloods | Blue Beetle | Ateneo Blue Eagles | Waka Flocka Flame | Project Blue Book | Blue Hill, Maine |