| Periodical Title | down beat |
| Copyright Holder | Maher Publications, Inc. |
| President | L.B.Didier |
| Publisher | Charles Suber |
| Managing Editor | Don Gold |
| Associate Editor | Dom Cerulli, John Tynan |
| Circulation Director/Manager | Ray Holbrook |
| Production Director/Manager | John Mayer |
| Advertising | Gloria Baldwin, Mel Mandel |
| Printed by | John Maher Printing Company, Chicago |
| Photo Credit | Skeetz, British Automobile News Bureau, Ted Williams (4) |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | Chicago |
| Copyright | 1958 |
| Pages / Font | 50 pages |
| Chapters | Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.9
Features
- Cross Section: Art Pepper p.13
- Don Elliott: Horns Of Plenty p.14
- John Coltrane: A Happy Young Man p.46
- Two Sides Of John LaPorta p.18
- A Jazz Glossary p.19
- 1958 Readers Poll Ballot 50
Stereo News Section
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Paul Desmond) p. 43
- Heard In Person p.49
- Jazz Records Review p.34
- Recommended p. 35
Departments
- Chords And Discords p.6
- First Chorus (Cjarles Suber) p. 4
- Jazz Records Buyers Guide p.31
- Strictly Ad Lib p.8 Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.9
Features
- Cross Section: Art Pepper p.13
- Don Elliott: Horns Of Plenty p.14
- John Coltrane: A Happy Young Man p.46
- Two Sides Of John LaPorta p.18
- A Jazz Glossary p.19
- 1958 Readers Poll Ballot 50
Stereo News Section
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Paul Desmond) p. 43
- Heard In Person p.49
- Jazz Records Review p.34
- Recommended p. 35
Departments
- Chords And Discords p.6
- First Chorus (Cjarles Suber) p. 4
- Jazz Records Buyers Guide p.31
- Strictly Ad Lib p.8 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |