| 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. |
| Photo Credit | Skeetz, William Claxton, Popsie, Ted Williams (4), Bill Spilka, Robert Parent |
| Periodical Title | down beat |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | Chicago |
| Copyright | 1958 |
| Pages / Font | 50 pages |
| Chapters | Music News
Features
- Win A Trip To Newport
- Chico Hamilton:Cross Section
- Red Norvo: The Ageless One
- George Russell: The Jazz Composer
- Johnny Griffin: A New Tenor Star
- The Mitchell Brothers: Whitey And Red
- Out Of My Head (George Crater)
- Up Beat: Combo Arrangement
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (J.J. Johnson)
- Heard In Person
- Jazz Records
- Recommended
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli)
- Chords And Discords
- Film Flam (John Tynan)
- The First Chorus (Charles Suber)
- Radio-TV (Will Jones)
- Stricly Ad Lib Music News
Features
- Win A Trip To Newport
- Chico Hamilton:Cross Section
- Red Norvo: The Ageless One
- George Russell: The Jazz Composer
- Johnny Griffin: A New Tenor Star
- The Mitchell Brothers: Whitey And Red
- Out Of My Head (George Crater)
- Up Beat: Combo Arrangement
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (J.J. Johnson)
- Heard In Person
- Jazz Records
- Recommended
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli)
- Chords And Discords
- Film Flam (John Tynan)
- The First Chorus (Charles Suber)
- Radio-TV (Will Jones)
- Stricly Ad Lib Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bi-weekly every other Thursday |