Down Beat

Down Beat

Down Beat logo
Categories Music magazine
Frequency Monthly
Year founded 1934[1]
Company Maher Publications
Country United States
Based in Chicago
Language English
Website www.downbeat.com
ISSN 0012-5768

Down Beat (stylized DOWN BEAT) is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois.[2] It is named after the "downbeat" in music also called "beat one" or the first beat of a musical measure.

Down Beat publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories. The Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame includes winners from both the readers' and critics' poll. The results of the readers' poll are published in the December issue, those of the critics' poll in the August issue.

Well-known features of Down Beat magazine include its "Reviews" section where jazz critics, using a '1-Star to 5-Star' maximum rating system, rate the latest musical recordings, vintage recordings, and books; articles on individual musicians and music forms; and its famous "Blindfold Test" column, in a which a musician listens to records by other artists, tries to guess who they are, and rates them using the 5-star maximum rating system.

In April 1979, Down Beat went to a monthly schedule for the first time since 1939.

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Hall of Fame

The DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame's current membership, by year, is listed in the following table. The Readers' Poll began in 1952, the Critics' Poll in 1961, and the Veterans Committee in 2008.[3]

YearReaders PollCritics Poll
1952Louis Armstrong[4]
1953Glenn Miller[5]
1954Stan Kenton[6]
1955Charlie Parker[7]
1956Duke Ellington[8]
1957Benny Goodman[9]
1958Count Basie[10]
1959Lester Young[11]
1960Dizzy Gillespie[12]
1961Billie Holiday[13]Coleman Hawkins[14]
1962Miles Davis[15]Bix Beiderbecke[16]
1963Thelonious Monk[17]Jelly Roll Morton[18]
1964Eric Dolphy[19]Art Tatum[20]
1965John Coltrane[21]Earl Hines[22]
1966Bud Powell[23]Charlie Christian[24]
1967Billy Strayhorn[25]Bessie Smith[26]
1968Wes Montgomery[27]Sidney Bechet & Fats Waller[28]
1969Ornette Coleman[29]Pee Wee Russell & Jack Teagarden[30]
1970Jimi Hendrix[31]Johnny Hodges[32]
1971Charles Mingus[33]Roy Eldridge & Django Reinhardt[34]
1972Gene Krupa[35]Clifford Brown[36]
1973Sonny Rollins[37]Fletcher Henderson[38]
1974Buddy Rich[39]Ben Webster[40]
1975Cannonball Adderley[41]Cecil Taylor[42]
1976Woody HermanKing Oliver[43]
1977Paul DesmondBenny Carter[44]
1978Joe VenutiRahsaan Roland Kirk[45]
1979Ella FitzgeraldLennie Tristano[46]
1980Dexter GordonMax Roach[47]
1981Art BlakeyBill Evans[48]
1982Art PepperFats Navarro[49]
1983Stéphane GrappelliAlbert Ayler[50]
1984Oscar Peterson[51]Sun Ra[52]
1985Sarah VaughanZoot Sims[53]
1986Stan GetzGil Evans[54]
1987Lionel HamptonJohnny Dodds, Thad Jones, Teddy Wilson[55]
1988Jaco PastoriusKenny Clarke[56]
1989Woody ShawChet Baker[57]
1990Red RodneyMary Lou Williams[58]
1991Lee MorganJohn Carter[59]
1992Maynard FergusonJames P. Johnson[60]
1993Gerry MulliganEd Blackwell[61]
1994Dave BrubeckFrank Zappa[62]
1995J. J. JohnsonJulius Hemphill[63]
1996Horace SilverArtie Shaw[64]
1997Nat King ColeTony Williams[65]
1998Frank SinatraElvin Jones[66]
1999Milt Jackson[67]Betty Carter[68]
2000Clark TerryLester Bowie[69]
2001Joe HendersonMilt Hinton[70]
2002Antonio Carlos JobimJohn Lewis[71]
2003Ray BrownWayne Shorter[72]
2004McCoy TynerRoy Haynes
2005Herbie HancockSteve Lacy
2006Jimmy SmithJackie McLean[73]
2007Michael BreckerAndrew Hill[74]
2008Keith Jarrett[75]Joe Zawinul
2009Freddie HubbardHank Jones
2010Muhal Richard AbramsChick Corea
2011Ahmad JamalAbbey Lincoln
2012Ron CarterPaul Motian
2013Pat MethenyCharlie Haden
2014B.B. KingJim Hall
2015Tony BennettLee Konitz
2016Phil WoodsRandy Weston
2017Don Cherry

Veterans Committee Hall of Fame

Album of the Year

Critics' Poll

Year Title Musician Label
1965 A Love Supreme John Coltrane Impulse!
1966 At the Golden Circle, Vol. 1 Ornette Coleman Trio Blue Note
1967 The Popular Duke Ellington Duke Ellington RCA
1968 The Far East Suite Duke Ellington Bluebird/RCA
1969 ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Duke Ellington Bluebird/RCA
1970 Bitches Brew Miles Davis Columbia
1971 New Orleans Suite Duke Ellington Atlantic
1972 The You and Me That Used to Be Jimmy Rushing
1973 Constellation; Sahara (tie) Sonny Stitt; McCoy Tyner
1974 Solo Concerts Keith Jarrett ECM
1975 Silent Tongues Cecil Taylor Freedom
1976 Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie Pablo
1977 Creative Orchestra Music 1976 Anthony Braxton Arista
1978
1979 Cumbia & Jazz Fusion Charles Mingus Atlantic
1980 Air Lore Air Arista/Novus
1981 Full Force Art Ensemble of Chicago ECM
1982 Playing Old and New Dreams ECM
1983 Blues Forever Muhal Richard Abrams Black Saint
1984 The Ballad of the Fallen Charlie Haden ECM
1985 That's the Way I Feel Now Various A&M
1986 The African Flower James Newton Blue Note
1987 Song X Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman Geffen
1988 In All Languages Ornette Coleman Caravan of Dreams
1989 Audio-Visualscapes Jack DeJohnette Impulse!
1990 In East Berlin Cecil Taylor FMP
1991 Dream Keeper Charlie Haden Blue Note
1992 Lush Life Joe Henderson Verve
1993 So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) Joe Henderson Verve
1994 Always Say Goodbye Charlie Haden Verve
1995 Rush Hour Joe Lovano & Gunther Schuller Verve
1996 Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note Keith Jarrett Standards Trio ECM
1997 Sound Museum: Hidden Man Ornette Coleman Quartet Harmolodic/Verve
1998 Nashville Bill Frisell Nonesuch
1999 Gershwin's World Herbie Hancock Verve
2000 Soul on Soul Dave Douglas RCA
2001 Dusk Andrew Hill Palmetto
2002 Not for Nothin' Dave Holland ECM
2003 Footprints Live! Wayne Shorter Quartet Verve
2004 Extended Play: Live at Birdland Dave Holland Quintet ECM
2005 Concert in the Garden Maria Schneider ArtistShare
2006 Time Lines Andrew Hill Blue Note
2007 Sound Grammar Ornette Coleman Sound Grammar
2008 Sky Blue Maria Schneider ArtistShare
2009 Road Shows, Vol. 1 Sonny Rollins Doxy/EmArcy
2010 Historicity Vijay Iyer ACT
2011 Ten Jason Moran Blue Note
2012 Accelerando Vijay Iyer ACT
2013 Without a Net Wayne Shorter Quartet Blue Note
2014 WomanChild Cécile McLorin Salvant Mack Avenue
2015 Bird Calls Rudresh Mahanthappa ACT
2016 The Epic Kamasi Washington Brainfeeder
2017 America's National Parks Wadada Leo Smith Cuneiform

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Edward Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. p. 756. ISBN 978-0-415-92699-7. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "DownBeat Archives". DownBeat. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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  11. ↑ "1959 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
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  37. ↑ "1973 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  38. ↑ "1973 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  39. ↑ "1974 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  40. ↑ "1974 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  41. ↑ "1975 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
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  47. ↑ "1980 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
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  49. ↑ "1982 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  50. ↑ "1983 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  51. ↑ "Oscar Peterson Dies at Age 82". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  52. ↑ "1984 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  53. ↑ "1985 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  54. ↑ "1986 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  55. ↑ "1987 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  56. ↑ "1988 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  57. ↑ "1989 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  58. ↑ "1990 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  59. ↑ "1991 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  60. ↑ "1992 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  61. ↑ "1993 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
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  64. ↑ "1996 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  65. ↑ "1997 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  66. ↑ "1998 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
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  69. ↑ "2000 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
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