| Periodical Title | down beat |
| Copyright Holder | Maher Publications, Inc. |
| 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 |
| Promotion Director | John Mayer |
| Advertising | Gloria Baldwin, Mel Mandel |
| Photo Credit | Ted Williams (4) |
| Production | Mary DeMet |
| Printed by | John Maher Printing Company, Chicago |
| Cover Art by | Jay Hansen |
| 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.7
Features
- Criticism p.11
- International Critics Poll p.12
- How The Critics Voted p.16
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Terry Gibbs) p. 27
- Jazz Records Review p.20
- Recommended p. 10
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli) p.37
- Chords And Discords p.1
- First Chorus p. 5
Radio And TV (Will Jones) p.40
- Stricly Ad Lib p.6
- Tangents (Don Gold) p.30 Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.7
Features
- Criticism p.11
- International Critics Poll p.12
- How The Critics Voted p.16
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Terry Gibbs) p. 27
- Jazz Records Review p.20
- Recommended p. 10
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli) p.37
- Chords And Discords p.1
- First Chorus p. 5
Radio And TV (Will Jones) p.40
- Stricly Ad Lib p.6
- Tangents (Don Gold) p.30 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |