Lights of Burgundy
Context
Title of the album The Lights of Burgundy, released in 1985 by Justin Time Records, a Montreal label whose first release Oliver Jones had signed. The album pays tribute to Little Burgundy (Petite-Bourgogne), the Montreal neighborhood where the pianist grew up and a home of African diaspora cultures.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).