Elvis Costello plunges into one collaboration after another with inexhaustible energy. After , the , and the 's Allen Toussaint, a key figure in New Orleans music. He has written and produced hits for artists such as (Working In A Coal Mine), , , and . After Hurricane Katrina of August 2005, which destroyed Toussaint's studio and lost his recording archive, it was decided to make this album
… an anthology of Allen Toussaint's oeuvre. In addition, the opportunity was taken to write a few songs together. Cooperation was provided by members of Costello's band (Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve), The Crescent City Horns, and producer . The naturalness with which Costello's singing style connects with Toussaint's music suggests that the Englishman was largely shaped by the work of the New Orleans legend. This version has a bonus DVD with a thirty minute 'making of' documentary. (MS)more
