Shades of Blue - Thoughts and writing in relation to both my Honours thesis on Jazz and Identity in American Modernist literature, and my interest in jazz and literature more generally
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Posted 15, May, 2013

Reconfiguration

I’m probably going to be changing my blog from here on in. While I dig looking through pictures of my musical heroes, with some good tunes to accompany the experience, it’s a rather pointless endeavour to forever reblog.

I’m in my 4th year of an English literature degree, and currently writing an Honours thesis on jazz and identity in American Modernist literature. That is, jazz as a tool for identity formation, reflection or promotion. From now you will most likely find snippets of my writing as I work through this task. Having a blog will help me remain accountable for a, largely, self-driven undertaking. I also hope to facilitate discussion with my “worthy constituents” here on Tumblr, as I know there are many who I follow and who (hopefully) follow me, that are actively involved in critical thought in regard to jazz, literature, representation, identity, race and such.

It is probably a good idea, then, to put a face to this blog for the sake of humanising the ‘once reblog machine’ that was ‘Shades of Blue’. I’ll post a picture. I’ll be sticking with the blogs name, as I think it is still relevant to various identities and representations.

Regards,

Shaun McRoberts

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Posted 5, June, 2012

A Great Day in Harlem - 57 Musicians in 1958

Get to know your cats!

01 – Hilton Jefferson
02 – Benny Golson
03 – Art Farmer
04 – Wilbur Ware
05 – Art Blakey
06 – Chubby Jackson
07 – Johnny Griffin
08 – Dickie Wells
09 – Buck Clayton
10 – Taft Jordan
11 – Zutty Singleton
12 – Red Allen
13 – Tyree Glenn
14 – Miff Molo
15 – Sonny Greer
16 – Jay C. Higginbotham
17 – Jimmy Jones
18 – Charles Mingus
19 – Jo Jones
20 – Gene Krupa
21 – Max Kaminsky
22 – George Wettling
23 – Bud Freeman
24 – Pee Wee Russell
25 – Ernie Wilkins
26 – Buster Bailey
27 – Osie Johnson
28 – Gigi Gryce
29 – Hank Jones
30 – Eddie Locke
31 – Horace Silver
32 – Luckey Roberts
33 – Maxine Sullivan
34 – Jimmy Rushing
35 – Joe Thomas
36 – Scoville Browne
37 – Stuff Smith
38 – Bill Crump
39 – Coleman Hawkins
40 – Rudy Powell
41 – Oscar Pettiford
42 – Sahib Shihab
43 – Marian McPartland
44 – Sonny Rollins
45 – Lawrence Brown
46 – Mary Lou Williams
47 – Emmett Berry
48 – Thelonius Monk
49 – Vic Dickenson
50 – Milt Hinton
51 – Lester Young
52 – Rex Stewart
53 – J.C. Heard
54 – Gerry Mulligan
55 – Roy Eldgridge
56 – Dizzy Gillespie
57 – Count Basie