Ghost of Congo Square
Context
Opening track of A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina), released on Blue Note in August 2007. The album partly develops the music Blanchard had written for Spike Lee's documentary When the Levees Broke (HBO, 2006) about Hurricane Katrina; in 2008 it won the Grammy for best large jazz ensemble album.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Neoclassicism, Young Lions. Among the origins and influences of Neoclassicism, Young Lions: Hard bop, Modal.