Down Beat

For other uses, see Downbeat (disambiguation).
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 is maintained at Universal Studios' City Jazz club in Orlando, Florida. Current membership, by year, is listed in the following table. The critics' poll was not initiated until 1961, so winners before then were all chosen by readers' polls. In 2010, the Veterans Committee Hall of Fame began electing deserving, deceased musicians of bygone eras.

YearReaders PollCritics Poll
1952Louis Armstrong[3]
1953Glenn Miller[4]
1954Stan Kenton[5]
1955Charlie Parker[6]
1956Duke Ellington[7]
1957Benny Goodman[8]
1958Count Basie[9]
1959Lester Young[10]
1960Dizzy Gillespie[11]
1961Billie Holiday[12]Coleman Hawkins[13]
1962Miles Davis[14]Bix Beiderbecke[15]
1963Thelonious Monk[16]Jelly Roll Morton[17]
1964Eric Dolphy[18]Art Tatum[19]
1965John Coltrane[20]Earl Hines[21]
1966Bud Powell[22]Charlie Christian[23]
1967Billy Strayhorn[24]Bessie Smith[25]
1968Wes Montgomery[26]Sidney Bechet & Fats Waller[27]
1969Ornette Coleman[28]Pee Wee Russell & Jack Teagarden[29]
1970Jimi Hendrix[30]Johnny Hodges[31]
1971Charles Mingus[32]Roy Eldridge & Django Reinhardt[33]
1972Gene Krupa[34]Clifford Brown[35]
1973Sonny Rollins[36]Fletcher Henderson[37]
1974Buddy Rich[38]Ben Webster[39]
1975Cannonball Adderley[40]Cecil Taylor[41]
1976Woody HermanKing Oliver[42]
1977Paul DesmondBenny Carter[43]
1978Joe VenutiRahsaan Roland Kirk[44]
1979Ella FitzgeraldLennie Tristano[45]
1980Dexter GordonMax Roach[46]
1981Art BlakeyBill Evans[47]
1982Art PepperFats Navarro[48]
1983Stéphane GrappelliAlbert Ayler[49]
1984Oscar Peterson[50]Sun Ra[51]
1985Sarah VaughanZoot Sims[52]
1986Stan GetzGil Evans[53]
1987Lionel HamptonJohnny Dodds, Thad Jones, Teddy Wilson[54]
1988Jaco PastoriusKenny Clarke[55]
1989Woody ShawChet Baker[56]
1990Red RodneyMary Lou Williams[57]
1991Lee MorganJohn Carter[58]
1992Maynard FergusonJames P. Johnson[59]
1993Gerry MulliganEd Blackwell[60]
1994Dave BrubeckFrank Zappa[61]
1995J. J. JohnsonJulius Hemphill[62]
1996Horace SilverArtie Shaw[63]
1997Nat King ColeTony Williams[64]
1998Frank SinatraElvin Jones[65]
1999Milt Jackson[66]Betty Carter[67]
2000Clark TerryLester Bowie[68]
2001Joe HendersonMilt Hinton[69]
2002Antonio Carlos JobimJohn Lewis[70]
2003Ray BrownWayne Shorter[71]
2004McCoy TynerRoy Haynes
2005Herbie HancockSteve Lacy
2006Jimmy SmithJackie McLean[72]
2007Michael BreckerAndrew Hill[73]
2008Keith Jarrett[74]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

Veterans Committee Hall of Fame

Album of the Year

An essential contribution of the critics' and readers' polls published in the August resp. December issues are the selections for "Jazz Album of the Year", listing the dozen or so most popular albums. Listed here are the top 3 albums of the selections:

2006 critics' poll:
(1) Andrew Hill: Time Lines (Blue Note)
(2) Wayne Shorter Quartet: Beyond the Sound Barrier (Verve)
(3) Sonny Rollins: Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert (Milestone)

2007 critics' poll:
(1) Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar)
(2) Trio Beyond: Saudades (ECM)
(3) Sonny Rollins: Sonny, Please (Doxy)

2008 critics' poll:
(1) Maria Schneider: Sky Blue (ArtistShare)
(2) Michael Brecker: Pilgrimage (Heads Up)
(3) Joe Lovano and Hank Jones: Kids: Duets Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Blue Note)

2009 critics' poll:
(1) Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 1 (Doxy/Emarcy)
(2) Joe Lovano: Symphonica (Blue Note)
(3) Charles Lloyd Quartet: Rabo de Nube (ECM)

2010 critics' poll:
(1) Vijay Iyer Trio: Historicity (ACT)
(2) Joe Lovano Us Five: Folk Art (Blue Note)
(3) Miguel Zenón: Esta Plena (Marsalis)

2011 critics' poll:
(1) Jason Moran: Ten (Blue Note)
(2) Joe Lovano Us Five: Bird Songs (Blue Note)
(3) Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)

2012 critics' poll:
(1) Vijay Iyer: Accelerando (Act)
(2) Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy/Emarcy)
(3) Keith Jarrett: Rio (ECM)

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. ↑ "1952 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  4. ↑ "1953 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  5. ↑ "1954 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  6. ↑ "1955 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  7. ↑ "1956 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  8. ↑ "1957 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  9. ↑ "1958 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  10. ↑ "1959 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  11. ↑ "1960 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  12. ↑ "1961 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  13. ↑ "1961 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  14. ↑ "1962 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  15. ↑ "1962 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  16. ↑ "1963 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  17. ↑ "1963 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  18. ↑ "1964 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  19. ↑ "1964 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  20. ↑ "1965 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  21. ↑ "1965 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  22. ↑ "1966 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  23. ↑ "1966 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  24. ↑ "1967 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  25. ↑ "1967 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  26. ↑ "1968 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  27. ↑ "1968 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  28. ↑ "1969 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  29. ↑ "1969 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  30. ↑ "1970 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  31. ↑ "1970 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  32. ↑ "1971 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  33. ↑ "1971 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  34. ↑ "1972 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  35. ↑ "1972 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  36. ↑ "1973 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  37. ↑ "1973 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  38. ↑ "1974 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  39. ↑ "1974 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  40. ↑ "1975 Down Beat Readers Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
  41. ↑ "1975 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  42. ↑ "1976 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  43. ↑ "1977 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  44. ↑ "1978 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  45. ↑ "1979 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  46. ↑ "1980 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  47. ↑ "1981 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  48. ↑ "1982 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  49. ↑ "1983 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  50. ↑ "Oscar Peterson Dies at Age 82". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  51. ↑ "1984 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  52. ↑ "1985 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  53. ↑ "1986 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  54. ↑ "1987 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  55. ↑ "1988 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  56. ↑ "1989 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  57. ↑ "1990 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  58. ↑ "1991 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  59. ↑ "1992 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  60. ↑ "1993 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  61. ↑ "1994 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  62. ↑ "1995 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  63. ↑ "1996 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  64. ↑ "1997 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  65. ↑ "1998 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  66. ↑ "BMI Scores in Year End Jazz Polls". bmi.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  67. ↑ "1999 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  68. ↑ "2000 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  69. ↑ "2001 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  70. ↑ "2002 Down Beat Critics Poll". downbeat.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  71. ↑ "BMI Dominates Downbeat Critics Poll". bmi.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  72. ↑ "BMI Jazz Greats Sweep 'Downbeat' Critics Poll". bmi.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  73. ↑ "BMI Jazz Giants Score in Down Beat 2007 Critics Poll". bmi.com. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
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