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DownBeat
CategoriesMusic magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1934; 89 years ago (1934)
CompanyMaher Publications
CountryUnited States
Based inChicago, Illinois
LanguageEnglish
Websitedownbeat.com
ISSN0012-5768

DownBeat (styled in all caps) is an American music 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. It is named after the "downbeat" in music, also called "beat one", or the first beat of a musical measure.

DownBeat publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories. The DownBeat 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.

Popular features of DownBeat 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.

History

DownBeat was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. In September 1939, the magazine announced that its circulation had increased from "a few hundred five years ago to more than 80,000 copies a month", and that it would change from monthly to fortnightly from the following month. In 1972 the publisher of the magazine was Maher Publishers. Starting in July 1979, DownBeat went to a monthly schedule for the first time since 1939.

In Summer 1960 DownBeat launched the Japanese edition.

DownBeat was named Jazz Publication of the Year in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 by the Jazz Journalists Association.

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.

Year Readers Poll Critics Poll
1952 Louis Armstrong
1953 Glenn Miller
1954 Stan Kenton
1955 Charlie Parker
1956 Duke Ellington
1957 Benny Goodman
1958 Count Basie
1959 Lester Young
1960 Dizzy Gillespie
1961 Billie Holiday Coleman Hawkins
1962 Miles Davis Bix Beiderbecke
1963 Thelonious Monk Jelly Roll Morton
1964 Eric Dolphy Art Tatum
1965 John Coltrane Earl Hines
1966 Bud Powell Charlie Christian
1967 Billy Strayhorn Bessie Smith
1968 Wes Montgomery Sidney Bechet & Fats Waller
1969 Ornette Coleman Pee Wee Russell & Jack Teagarden
1970 Jimi Hendrix Johnny Hodges
1971 Charles Mingus Roy Eldridge & Django Reinhardt
1972 Gene Krupa Clifford Brown
1973 Sonny Rollins Fletcher Henderson
1974 Buddy Rich Ben Webster
1975 Cannonball Adderley Cecil Taylor
1976 Woody Herman King Oliver
1977 Paul Desmond Benny Carter
1978 Joe Venuti Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1979 Ella Fitzgerald Lennie Tristano
1980 Dexter Gordon Max Roach
1981 Art Blakey Bill Evans
1982 Art Pepper Fats Navarro
1983 Stéphane Grappelli Albert Ayler
1984 Oscar Peterson Sun Ra
1985 Sarah Vaughan Zoot Sims
1986 Stan Getz Gil Evans
1987 Lionel Hampton Johnny Dodds, Thad Jones, Teddy Wilson
1988 Jaco Pastorius Kenny Clarke
1989 Woody Shaw Chet Baker
1990 Red Rodney Mary Lou Williams
1991 Lee Morgan John Carter
1992 Maynard Ferguson James P. Johnson
1993 Gerry Mulligan Ed Blackwell
1994 Dave Brubeck Frank Zappa
1995 J. J. Johnson Julius Hemphill
1996 Horace Silver Artie Shaw
1997 Nat King Cole Tony Williams
1998 Frank Sinatra Elvin Jones
1999 Milt Jackson Betty Carter
2000 Clark Terry Lester Bowie
2001 Joe Henderson Milt Hinton
2002 Antonio Carlos Jobim John Lewis
2003 Ray Brown Wayne Shorter
2004 McCoy Tyner Roy Haynes
2005 Herbie Hancock Steve Lacy
2006 Jimmy Smith Jackie McLean
2007 Michael Brecker Andrew Hill
2008 Keith Jarrett Joe Zawinul
2009 Freddie Hubbard Hank Jones
2010 Muhal Richard Abrams Chick Corea
2011 Ahmad Jamal Abbey Lincoln
2012 Ron Carter Paul Motian
2013 Pat Metheny Charlie Haden
2014 B.B. King Jim Hall
2015 Tony Bennett Lee Konitz
2016 Phil Woods Randy Weston
2017 Wynton Marsalis Don Cherry
2018 Ray Charles Benny Golson
2021 Roy Hargrove Carla Bley
2022 Kenny Baron Geri Allen

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 RCA
1973
(tie)
Constellation Sonny Stitt Cobblestone
Sahara McCoy Tyner Milestone
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
(tie)
Insights Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band RCA
Dancing in Your Head Ornette Coleman Horizon
Sophisticated Giant Dexter Gordon Columbia
Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard Dexter Gordon Columbia
Nonaah Roscoe Mitchell Nessa
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
2018 Dreams and Daggers Cécile McLorin Salvant Mack Avenue
2019 Emanon Wayne Shorter Blue Note
2020 Waiting Game Terri Lyne Carrington Motema Music
2021 Data Lords Maria Schneider Orchestra ArtistShare
2022 Jesup Wagon James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet Tao Forms

See also


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