| Periodical Title | down beat |
| President | L.B.Didier |
| Publisher | Charles Suber |
| Executive Editor | Jack Tracy |
| Managing Editor | Don Gold |
| Associate Editor | Dom Cerulli, John Tynan |
| Circulation Director/Manager | Ray Holbrook |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Mel Mandel |
| Promotion Director | John Mayer |
| Advertising | Gloria Baldwin, Ray Combs |
| Photo Credit | Ted Williams (4), Friedman, Guusje de Zoete, Stan Titzl, Sterling Smith, Skeetz |
| Production | Mary DeMet |
| Printed by | John Maher Printing Company, Chicago |
| Copyright Holder | Maher Publications, Inc. |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | Chicago |
| Copyright | 1958 |
| Pages / Font | 42 pages |
| Chapters | Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.9
Features
- Bil Holman: Cross Section p.13
- The Newport Festival p.14
- Up Beat: Combo Arrangement p.39
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Miles Davis p. 29)
- Heard In Person p.30
- Jazz Records Review p.22
- Recommended p. 21
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli) p.28
- Chords And Discords p.4
- Film Flam (John Tynan) p.31
- Stricly Ad Lib p.8
- Tangents (Don Gold) p.27 Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.9
Features
- Bil Holman: Cross Section p.13
- The Newport Festival p.14
- Up Beat: Combo Arrangement p.39
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Miles Davis p. 29)
- Heard In Person p.30
- Jazz Records Review p.22
- Recommended p. 21
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli) p.28
- Chords And Discords p.4
- Film Flam (John Tynan) p.31
- Stricly Ad Lib p.8
- Tangents (Don Gold) p.27 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |

