| 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 | David Yancey |
| Production Director/Manager | John Mayer |
| Advertising | Gloria Baldwin, Mel Mandel |
| Printed by | John Maher Printing Company, Chicago |
| Cover photo | Herman Leonard |
| Photo Credit | Ted Williams (4), Skeetz, Don Hunstein, Joan Martin |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | Chicago |
| Copyright | 1958 |
| Pages / Font | 60 pages |
| Chapters | Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.11
Features
- Steve Allen: A Man In Motion p.16
- Meet Terry Gibbs p.18
- The Schoolo Of Jazz p. 20
- A Wingy Manone Record Session p.21
- The Monterey Jazz Festival p.22
- 1958 Down Beat Readers Ballot p.60
Stereo News Section p.25 to 34
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Bob Crosby) p. 47
- Jazz Records Review p.36
- Recommended p. 35
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli) p. 57
- Chords And Discords p.6
- First Chorus (Charles Suber) p. 4
- Jazz Best Sellers p. 36
- Strictly Ad Lib p.10
- Tangents (John Gold) p.8 Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.11
Features
- Steve Allen: A Man In Motion p.16
- Meet Terry Gibbs p.18
- The Schoolo Of Jazz p. 20
- A Wingy Manone Record Session p.21
- The Monterey Jazz Festival p.22
- 1958 Down Beat Readers Ballot p.60
Stereo News Section p.25 to 34
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Bob Crosby) p. 47
- Jazz Records Review p.36
- Recommended p. 35
Departments
- Charivari (Dom Cerulli) p. 57
- Chords And Discords p.6
- First Chorus (Charles Suber) p. 4
- Jazz Best Sellers p. 36
- Strictly Ad Lib p.10
- Tangents (John Gold) p.8 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |