| Periodical Title | down beat |
| Publisher | Charles Suber |
| Executive Editor | Jack Tracy |
| Associate Editor | Don Gold, Dom Cerulli, 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. |
| Photo Credit | Don Hunstein, Stan Levey, Bernie Thrasher |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | Chicago |
| Copyright | 1958 |
| Pages / Font | 42 pages |
| Chapters | Music News
Features
- Win A Trip To Newport
- Collegiate Jazz
- Sam Donahue: Cross Section
- Bill Perkins And Richie Kamuca
- Lee Konitz: Search For A New Sound
- Pee Wee Russell Reminices
- Benny Golson: A New Talent
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Kenny Dorham)
- Heard In Person
- Jazz Records
- Recommended
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli)
- Chords And Discords
- Feathers Nest (Leonard Feather)
- Film Flam (John Tynan)
- The First Chorus (Chatles Suber)
- Radio-TV (Will Jones)
- Stricly Ad Lib
- Tangents (Don Gold) Music News
Features
- Win A Trip To Newport
- Collegiate Jazz
- Sam Donahue: Cross Section
- Bill Perkins And Richie Kamuca
- Lee Konitz: Search For A New Sound
- Pee Wee Russell Reminices
- Benny Golson: A New Talent
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Kenny Dorham)
- Heard In Person
- Jazz Records
- Recommended
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli)
- Chords And Discords
- Feathers Nest (Leonard Feather)
- Film Flam (John Tynan)
- The First Chorus (Chatles Suber)
- Radio-TV (Will Jones)
- Stricly Ad Lib
- Tangents (Don Gold) Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |