Blue Flame
- Place of Publication: Wilmette, IL
- Language: English
- Date of Publication: 1970-1972
- Periodicity: Irregular
- Editor: Cary S. Baker
- Publishers: Cary Baker
- Lacunae: no. 1-8. A copy of these issues could not be located.
- Type: Full Text
Blue Flame was short-lived typescript and cut-and-paste magazine published and edited by Cary Baker, with a rotating group of assistant editors, in Chicago and the northern suburb of Wilmette. Devoted to blues and jazz in Chicago and on recordings, a total of 17 issues were published. The content found in RIPM Jazz reflects what could still be located: numbers 9-11, 14, 16 and 17-18. Should other issues be located, these will be loaded.
Blue Flame was largely distributed through record stores in Chicago, Boston, and various other locations. Sometimes described by the editors as a journal devoted to black music and musicians, they note that it was “produced by a group of students from cities north of Chicago.” Most of the articles focus on historic and current blues musicians, generally with connections to Chicago.