| 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 Art by | Robert J. Billings |
| Photo Credit | Tony Scott, Ted Williams (4), Lawrence Shustak, Don Hunstein, Art Goldwyn, Charles Stewart, Tru-Life, Walter Wachter, Don Bronstein, Bob Parent, Skeetz |
| 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
- Complete Results Of The 1958 Readers Poll p. 15 to 24
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Erroll Garner) p. 39
- Heard In Person p.50
- Jazz Records Review p.33
- Recommended p. 31
Departments
- Chords And Discords p.6
- First Chorus (Charles Suber) p. 4
- Jazz Records Buyers Guide p.33
- New Jazz Releases p. 43
- Strictly Ad Lib p. 8 Music News
- U.S.A. East, Midwest, And West p.9
Features
- Complete Results Of The 1958 Readers Poll p. 15 to 24
Music In Review
- The Blindfold Test (Erroll Garner) p. 39
- Heard In Person p.50
- Jazz Records Review p.33
- Recommended p. 31
Departments
- Chords And Discords p.6
- First Chorus (Charles Suber) p. 4
- Jazz Records Buyers Guide p.33
- New Jazz Releases p. 43
- Strictly Ad Lib p. 8 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | Published bee-weekly every other Thursday |