| Periodical Title | down beat |
| Publisher | Charles Suber |
| Executive Editor | Jack Tracy |
| Associate Editor | Dom Cerulli, Don Gold, John Tynan |
| Circulation Director/Manager | Ray Holbrook |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Mel Mandel |
| Advertising | Gloria Baldwin, Ray Combs |
| Production | Mary DeMet |
| Printed by | John Maher Printing Company, Chicago |
| Copyright Holder | Maher Publications, Inc. |
| Cover Art by | Peter Gourfain |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | Chicago |
| Copyright | 1958 |
| Pages / Font | 68 pages |
| Chapters | Music News
Features
- Out Of My Head (George Crater)
- Bill Russo: A New Concept
- Les Brown: Man Of Renown
- The Heath:The British Side Of The Business
- Dan Terry:The Struggles Of A New Band
- Eddie Bergman: The Society Side
- Bob Higgins: A Musician Turned Financier
- Lee Castle: One Dorsey Band
- Wes Covington:Another Dorsey Band
- Buddy DeFranco:Advice To High School Bands
- Woody Herman:Cross Section
- Dance Band Directory
- Special Feature: Up Beat
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Willie 'The Lion' Smith)
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli)
- Chords And Discords
- Feathers Nest (Leonard Feather)
- Filmland Up Beat (John Tynan)
- The First Chorus (Chatles Suber)
- Pop Records
- JazzRecords
- Tadio-TV (Will Jones)
- Stricly Ad Lib
- Tangents (Don Gold) Music News
Features
- Out Of My Head (George Crater)
- Bill Russo: A New Concept
- Les Brown: Man Of Renown
- The Heath:The British Side Of The Business
- Dan Terry:The Struggles Of A New Band
- Eddie Bergman: The Society Side
- Bob Higgins: A Musician Turned Financier
- Lee Castle: One Dorsey Band
- Wes Covington:Another Dorsey Band
- Buddy DeFranco:Advice To High School Bands
- Woody Herman:Cross Section
- Dance Band Directory
- Special Feature: Up Beat
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Willie 'The Lion' Smith)
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli)
- Chords And Discords
- Feathers Nest (Leonard Feather)
- Filmland Up Beat (John Tynan)
- The First Chorus (Chatles Suber)
- Pop Records
- JazzRecords
- Tadio-TV (Will Jones)
- Stricly Ad Lib
- Tangents (Don Gold) Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |