1970 Jimmy Smith & Les McCann: Keyboard Kings of Soul

Contents: Les McCann - an appreciation; Jimmy Smith - a new deal for the boss; Roland Hanna - Inside Insight; The World of Tommy Flanagan; Caught in the act: Tommy Vig, Jimmy Heath, Stan Kenton; Music Workshop: "Focus on Wynton Kelly" transcription; more

1970 October 15 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears at home and abroad

Contents: Blood, Sweat & Tears - on the spot coverage of a BS&T - Miles Davis concert and BS&T's post-European tour press conference; UCSD's Eclectic Electric Curriculum - Ross Russell describes the University of California at San Diego's advanced music department; Dr. Joseph Scianni - NYU's Jazz Guru; Bobby Bryant's Hattiesburg Happenings; Blindfold Test - Richard Boone; Lew Soloff's "Lucretia's Reprise" solo transcription; more

1970 September 17 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Miles Davis in motion - the famous trumpeter keeps moving physically and musically

Contents: Miles Davis in motion - the famous trumpeter keeps moving physically and musically; Newport '70 - Back in Orbit; Blindfold Test: Freddie Hubbard; Music Workshop: Relating Guitar scale tones to chords; more

1970 September 3 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Down Beat 18th International Critics Poll Results

Contents: 18th International Critics Poll Results; Report on Louis Armstrong's 70th birthday celbration; Music Workshop: Johnny Hodges "Passion Flower" solo transcription; more

1970 August 20 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Herbie Hancock: Into his own thing

Contents: Herbie Hancock: Into his own thing; Quadrosoni -the sound of tomorrow?; The Dolby System - a step forward; Bernard Purdie - Soul Beat Mavin; Norris Turney - the long road up; Warsaw Warmth - Jazz Jamboree '70; Music Workshop: Guitar Fingerboard Scale Patterns part 2; more

1971 January 21 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Creedence Clearwater Revival: Togetherness pays off

Contents: Creedence Clearwater Revival: Togetherness pays off; Jazz Expo '70 -a stepbackward?; The Creative whirl of Stan Kenton; Blindfold Test: Gabor Szabo; Music Workshop: The Thinking Drummer; Caught in the act: Duke Ellington / Ella Fitzgerald; more

1971 January 7 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Satchmo at 70: A birthday salute to the king Louis Armstrong

Contents: Satchmo at 70: A birthday salute to the king Louis Armstrong; National College Jazz Festival; Satchmo's down beat scrapbook - a selection of highlights from our files; Satchmo remembered - Leonard Feather tells what Louis has meant to him; For Louis Armstrong at 70 -a thoughtful analysis of the impact of a great artist; Basic Louis: An LP primer; Music Workshop: Louis plays the blues - three solos; more

1970 July 9 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Jethro Tull - honest musicianship

Contents: A Tull Story - England's Jethro Tull Combo investigated by Harvey Siders; The rebirth of Gene Ammons; Joe Farrell - versatile and accomplished young reedman; Sal Nistico -a probing account of the creative jazzman in a big band context; Music Workshop: Coleman Hawkins "Out of Nowhere" solo; In Memoriam: Johnny Hodges; more

1970 June 25 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Down Beat Magazine - Percussion Issue - Ginger Baker, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson & more

Contents: Percussion Issue: Master Drummer - the story of Louis Bellson; Ginger Baker explains his style, influences and reservations about jazz drummers; Different Drummers - a composite profile - the careers of Andrew Cyrille, Clifford Jarvis, Beaver Harris, Milford Graves; Buddy Rich in Washington; Blindfold Test: Stix Hooper; Music Workshop: Syncopation in odd time signatures; more

1970 March 19 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Down Beat: The Rise of Roberta Flack

Contents: The Rise of Roberta Flack; What is a jazz singer? - 11 vocal stars answer; Irene Reid "I've been here all the time" -the under-rated vocalist describes her career; Dreams - promising new jazz-rock group; Monterey Festival Diary; Blindfold Test - Roberta Flack; Caught in the act: Notre Dame Blues Festival; Music Workshop: Bessie Smith; more

1970 November 12 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Chicago - second to none in Big-Band Rock - a profile of the Jazz-Rock Pioneers

Contents: Chicago - second to none in Big-Band Rock - a profile of the Jazz-Rock Pioneers; Music Workshop: Flying Fingerboard patterns for jazz guitar; Peerless Erroll Garner; Jazz Blooms at Concord; Doomsday for rock festivals?; Benny Goodman describes his European tour; Blindfold test: Roy McCurdy; Caught in the act - Hempstead Jazz Festival; more

1970 October 29 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Down Beat 16th Annual Yearbook - Music '71

Contents: The state of jazz mid-year; A year of selling out; Johnny Hedges remembered; The Origin of the Blues; Ralph Berton's personal perspective on a nostalgic Pee Wee Russell Memorial; Confessions of a Society Musician - Joey Nash offers this humorous glimpse; The Art of Warne Marsh; A Memory of Sidney Bechet; Recording with Woody Herman; A revealing interview with Frank Zappa; Killer Joe -a complete score to the Quincy Jones big band hit; Lester Young Discography, part 1 - 1936-1945; Index to Down Beat 1970; more

1971 Down Beat 16th Annual Yearbook Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Herbie Mann - interview of the highly successful flutist-bandleader-producer

Contents: Herbie Mann - interview of the highly successful flutist-bandleader-producer; Shelly Manne - veteran percussionist, clubowner, bandleader and sportsman describes his European tour; Leon Thomas: Avant-Garde with roots - the unique vocalist describes his musical philosophy; Buster Williams -an interview with the versatile bassist; Music Workshop: Herbie Mann's "Memphis Underground" solo transcription; more

1970 December 10 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1970 Quincy Jones has a brand new (old) bag

Contents: Quincy Jones has a brand new (old) bag; Charles Stepney Interview; Inside BS&T's Fred Lipsius; Wailin' at Vail - Jazz Party 1970; Caught in the act: Jonah Jones, McCoy Tyner, The Grateful Dead; Blindfold Test: Chick Corea; Music Workshop: Herbie Hancock's "Firewater" Solo transcription; more

1970 November 26 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Charles Mingus - Hall of Fame - 1971 36th annual Downbeat readers poll results

Contents: Charles Mingus - Hall of Fame - 1971 36th annual Downbeat readers poll results; Blindfold Test: Gene Russell; Caught in the Act: Duke Ellington, Sy Oliver, Jim Hall; Music Workshop: Richard Davis "Shiny Stockings" solo transcription; more

1971 December 23 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 "Jesus Christ Superstar" Beyond Redemption!

Contents: "Jesus Christ Superstar" Beyond Redemption! - review of the current Broadway smash; Film Review: Frank Zappa's "200 Motels"; The Kennedy Center Festival - D.C. Jazz Currents; Frank Foster's Big Band Quest; Blindfold Test: Don Menza; Caught in the act: Maynard Ferguson, George Barnes - Bucky Pizzarelli; Music Workshop: The Thinking Drummer by Ed Shaughnessy; more

1971 December 9 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Billy Taylor - the hippest band on TV? - David Frost Show

Contents: Billy Taylor - the hippest band on TV? - David Frost Show; John Hammond - Columbia Records director of talent aquisition and executive producer; Studios -a look at the scene behind the scene; Meet Pat Williams - up and coming film composer; Blindfold Test: Marian McPartland; Caught in the act: Roswell Rudd, Electric Hot Tuna / Taj Mahal, Thelonious Monk; Music Workshop: Guitar Fingerboard Scale Patterns part 3; more

1971 March 4 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Lee Konitz - the inventive altoist's thoughts on teaching, roots and the scene in general

Contents: Lee Konitz - the inventive altoist's thoughts on teaching, roots and the scene in general; Souled out in Ghana - pop music scene in Africa; Spotlight on Larry Ridley; Me and Beefheart at Manteno - drummer journalist Mike Bourne meet up with Capt. Beefheart in the hinterlands; Blindfold Test: Freda Payne; Caught in the Act: Ornette Coleman, Count Basie, Laura Nyro; Music Workshop: Electric Bass Styles; more

1971 February 18 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Little Jazz: A Tribute to Roy Eldridge

Contents: Little Jazz: A Tribute to Roy Eldridge; Chase - brass roots jazz rock; Ray Draper - problems, promise & poems; Cal Massey's Odyssey; Blindfold Test: Yank Lawson - Bob Haggart; Caught in the Act: Washington Blues Festival, Mary Lou Williams, Yusef Lateef; Music Workshop: transcribed solos by J.J. Johnson and Freddie Hubbard; more

1971 February 4 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Chuck Mangione: In Love with Music

Contents: Chuck Mangione: In Love with Music - Jim Szantor profiles/interviews the unique composer, trumpeter, conductor, educator; Monterey Montage - impressions of the 14th annual festival; Scott Joplin - Genius Rediscovered; Blindfold Test: Bill Holman; Caught in the act: Dialogue of the Drum, Tyree Glenn; Music Workshop: Dick Grove's Arranging concepts part 2; more

1971 November 25 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1971 Sleepy John Estes: Legend in a shack

Contents: At Home with Sleepy John Estes - Legend in a shack; Arthur Crudup - Daddy of Rock -a look at the inequities suffered by a landmark figure in American music; Taj Mahal - city dude with country roots - a portrait of a country bluesman; Blindfold Test: Al Kooper; Music Workshop: Charlie Parker's "Now's The Time" solo transcription; more

1971 November 11 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Louis Armstrong 1900-1971

Contents: Down Beat News - Louis Armstrong 1900-1971; Farewell Fillmore East; Jack De Johnette introduces his new group, Compost; Newport - all is not lost; Producing BS&T 4 - a chat with Don Heckman; Blindfold Test: Barney Bigard; Caught in the act: Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Roy Ayers, Shelly Manne; Music Workshop: two classic Louis Armstrong Solos; more

1971 September 16 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 B.B. King interview - Heart and Soul

Contents: B.B. King interview - Heart and Soul; Carla Bley's New Opera: Worth The Toil and Trouble; The Arrival of Bobby Jones - Charles Mingus reedman discusses his multi-faceted career in the first of a 2 part article; Blindfold Test: Roberta Flack; Caught in the Act: Joe Lee Wilson; Charles Sullivan; Earl Hines; Music Workshop: Dick Grove's Arranging Concepts part 4; more

1972 March 30 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Spotlight on Drums: Elvin Jones - more than keeping time

Contents: Spotlight on Drums: Elvin Jones interview - more than keeping time; The Evolution of Max Roach; John Von Ohlen - "let the limbs fly" -a look at the development of an amazing young big band drummer; Introducing Norman Connors -talented young percussionist; Dan Morgenstern profiles Buzzy Drootin, Zahir Batin and Jual Curtis; Blindfold Test: Bobby Colomby; Music Workshop: The Thinking Drummer by Ed Shaughnessy; more

1972 March 16 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 The Jazz Composers in Hollywood

Contents: The Jazz Composers in Hollywood: a symposium with Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin and Pat Williams; Boning up on Bill Watrous -profile of the up and coming trombonist-bandleader; Blindfold Test: Don Ellis; Caught in the act: The Modern Jazz Quartet / Paul Desmond; Music Workshop: Milt Jackson's "Theme from the Anderson Tapes" solo transcription; more

1972 March 2 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Focus on Bill Chase

Contents: Focus on Bill Chase; Boquest for the living - The Eminent Vic Dickenson; Tuba Talk with Howard Johnson; Duke Ellington Grand Tour - the inside story; Blindfold Test: Bobby Bryant; Caught in the Act: Max Roach, Cecil Taylor, Chick Corea; Music Workshop: Roswell Rudd's "Wherever June Bugs Go" solo transcription; more

1972 February 3 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Keith Jarrett - Spontaneous Composer

Cover: Keith Jarrett on piano, Alain Bettey on soprano sax; Contents: Cecil & Dee Dee Bridgewater interview; Keith Jarrett - Spontaneous Composer; Blindfold Test: Clark Terry; Caught in the Act: Berlin Jazz Days; Music Workshop: Chick Corea's "Matrix solo transcription; more

1972 January 20 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Cannonball Adderley - conversing with Julian Adderley

Contents: Cannonball Adderley - conversing with Julian Adderley; Interview with tenor saxophonist Houston Person; Keeping up with Al Belletto - veteran New Orleans based reedman; Dexter Gordon - transcontinental Tenorist; Blindfold Test: Ernie Watts; Music Workshop: Pharoah Sander's solo on "Sun in Aquarius pt. 2"; more

1972 June 22 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Down Beat Guitar Issue - Free George Benson solo "So What" transcription

Contents: The Plectrum Spectrum: Kenny Burrell, John Collins, Joe Pass, & Gabor Szabo talk to Harvey Siders; The Magic of Mahavishnu - Mike Bourne gets into the message and methods of John McLaughlin; J. Geils - New Generation Blues - Joe H. Klee talks to the leader of a unique blues band; Blues 'n' Folk by Pete Welding; Blindfold Test: Joe Pass; Caught in the Act: B.B. King, The Allman Brothers, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frankfurt Jazz Festival, Joe Newman / Eubie Blake; Music workshop: George Benson solo "So What" transcribed by Tim May; more

1972 June 8 Down Beat Jazz Blues Rock Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 James Moody: Versatile Virtuoso - the modest reed wizard converses with Charles Suber

Contents: James Moody: Versatile Virtuoso - the modest reed wizard converses with Charles Suber; Two Generations of Brubecks - a talk with Dave, Darius and Chris; School Jazz Festival roundup; Mickey Roker - Mike Bourne talks to the well-traveled and ultra-musical percussionist; Blindfold Test: Jimmy Witherspoon; Music Workshop: Dick Grove's Arranging Concepts, part 5; more

1972 May 25 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Down Beat: Dizzy Gillespie, Mose Allison, Steve Katz, Bobby Jones, Gil Evans & more

Contents: Steve Katz -talk with the versatile guitarist-composer; Ron Carter & Richard Davis -a double interview; Mike Bourne breaks bread with Dizzy Gillespie; Inside Charles Mingus with Bobby Jones; Mose Discloses -an interview with Mose Allison; Music Workshop: Joe Zawinul's "Eurydice" solo; Caught in the Act: Gil Evans, David Amram, Joshua Rifkin; more

1972 May 11 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Lionel Hampton: Still Vibes President and George Russell: Theory & Practice

Contents: George Russell -a look at the composer-innovator; Lionel Hampton - the jazz veteran reminisces; Lee Morgan - the last interview; Al Porcino - the art of playing lead; Blindfold Test: Michel Legrand; Caught: Fisk Jubilee Singers; Music Workshop: Conga Comments by Montego Joe; more

1972 April 27 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Down Beat Music Handbook

Contents: The Record Companies men behind the scene - interviews with executives & producers from 17 very different companies; Jazz & Nostalgia -a photo quiz; Record company Guide 1974; 4-Channel Recording; From Scott Joplin to John Cage - Gunther Schuller discusses jazz scene; Getting your song heard; The Associations; Where to find the artists and their managers; Guide to College Jazz Studies; Jazz Clinician directory; more

1974 Down Beat Music Handbook Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1973 Charles Lloyd, tenor sax interview

Contents: Charles Lloyd, tenor sax interview; Andrew Hill -the influential pianist-composer discusses his career; Dory Previn -the unique composer-lyricist discusses her works; Meet Benny Maupin - Herbie Hancock's talented reedman; Wayne Cochran - The Prophet of Boogie; Blindfold Test: Harold Jones; Music Workshop: Curtis Fuller's "Bongo Bop" Solo; more

1973 January 18 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Newport in New York - complete coverage of the nine-day festival

Contents: Newport in New York - complete coverage of the nine-day festival; Cousin Joe - Blues Humorist profile; Otis Rush - unsung giant; Blindfold Test: Lionel Hampton; Caught in the act: Blood, Sweat & Tears; Music Workshop: Wes Montgomery's "Naptown Blues" solo; more

1972 September 14 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 20th International Jazz Critics Poll Results

Contents: 20th International Jazz Critics Poll Results - tabulation of the winners as selected by this year's panel of critics; Other Vote-Getters at a glance / participating critics; With Thad and Mel in Russia; Caught in the Act: The American College Jazz Festival; Music Workshop: Vic Dickenson's "Bourbon Street Parade" Solo; more

1972 August 17 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1972 Down Beat 38th Anniversary Issue - a nostalgic sampling of down beat's and the music's past

Contents: 38th Anniversary Issue - a nostalgic sampling of down beat's and the music's past; Robin Kenyatta & The Gypsy Life; The Soprano Saxophone - from Bechet to Coltrane to Shorter; Charlie Haden's Creed; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival '72; Guide to New York Jazz Clubs; Music Workshop: Coleman Hawkins "Body and Soul" solo; more

1972 July 20 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Stevie Wonder "Boy Wonder Grows Up"

Contents: Stevie Wonder "Boy Wonder Grows Up"; The Allman Brothers "Makin' It In Macon"; Bobby Blue Bland "Blue in Name Only"; Blindfold Test: Michael White; Profiles: Michael Gibbs, Terry Riley; How to authenticate New Blues Progressions; Workshop: Blues Lines and Progressions; more

1974 September 12 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Rahsaan Roland Kirk "Speaks his Peace"

Contents: Rahsaan Roland Kirk "Speaks his Peace"; 22nd International critics poll; Blindfold Test: Alphonze Mouzon; Profiles: Muhal Richard Abrams, Charles Brackeen; Caught: At Pepper / Blue Mitchell; How to evaluate the evaluators; Workshop: some parts a studio first-trumpet-player might be required to play and the reasons why they are difficult. Examples from various composers; more

1974 August 15 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Gato Barbieri "I need a lot of rest"

Contents: Gato Barbieri "I need a lot of rest"; Billy Harper "Search for Truth"; Wayne Shorter "Doubletake"; Blindfold Test: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Part II; Caught: NYJRC - "Jazz with a Spanish tinge"; How to double your woodwind chops; Workshop: Joe Henderson's Recorda-Me solo; more

1974 June 20 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1977 Herbie Hancock "Revamping the past, creating the future"

Contents: Herbie Hancock "Revamping the past, creating the future"; L.A. Four "Journeymen United"; Frank Tusa "Triple Threat Bassman"; Ralph MacDonald "Banging his way to the bank"; Spotlight Gazette - a look at talent on the upward swing; Blindfold Test: Art Farmer; Profiles: Emil Richards, Tony Dumas; Caught: George Benson, George Crumb; How to convene a happening; more

1977 September 8 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1977 Jazz cruise to Cuba - Earl "Fatha" Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz

Contents: Jazz cruise to Cuba - Earl "Fatha" Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Dave Amram; 25th annual jazz critis poll; Pee Wee Ellis / Dave Liebman "Color them kilowatt funk"; Blindfold Test: Willie Bobo; Profiles: George Lewis, Steve Reich; How to energize chord progression part 2; more

1977 August 11 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1977 Jack DeJohnette - Directions

Contents: Jack DeJohnette - Directions "Experimental Inheritors; New York Mary "An Epitaph Revoked"; Walter Bishop Jr. "Jazz Warrior Marches On"; Blindfold Test: Stanley Clarke; Profiles: Randy Crawford, Jack Peterson; Caught: joseph Jarman, Randy Weston, Bob Dorough; How to visualize keyboard chords part 2; more

1977 March 24 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1975 Quincy Jones now recovered from last year's cliff-hanger with death

Contents: Quincy Jones now recovered from last year's cliff-hanger with death lays it all down detailing the biz from both the fiscal and artistic angles; Bob James - Crossover King; The Heath Brothers "together again for the first time"; Blindfold Test: Marian McPartland; Profiles: Chris Brubeck, Guilherme Franco; Caught: Pat Martino; How to design your Basie-type chart; Workshop: voicing the count; more

1975 October 23 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1975 Brecker Brothers - Mike & Randy

Contents: Brecker Brothers - Mike & Randy - sneakin' up the charts; Don Cherry - emissary of the Global Muse; Pat Martino - "Lightning Bug in Eclectic Jar"; Blindfold Test - Grover Washington Jr.; Profiles: Richard Beirach, Bobby Shew; How to motivate melody; more

1975 October 9 Down Beat Contemporary Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com