Downbeat Magazines Lot of 39 1955-1959 Kenton Mulligan Brubeck Sammy Davis Jr
$ 57.56
Description
Downbeat Magazines Lot of 39 1955-1959 Kenton Mulligan Brubeck Sammy Davis Jr. Presenting 39 issues of Downbeat magazine covering 1955-1959. Many of the issues are in fairly good condition. During the early 50's, Downbeat, on the outside was presented as a magazine but when opened, was read like a newspaper. Presenting 39 issues of Downbeat magazine covering 1955-1959. Downbeat in this era presented an encyclopedic well of information on jazz and jazz musicians as well as regular academic and scholarly articles on the subject. Artists such as Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan were featured among many others. Some issues were subject to water, probably in the 1960's (I have family history with these) but ALL are intact, readable and all pages turn properly. I tried to show the type of damage in the pictures. Many of the issues are in fairly good condition. During the early 50's, Downbeat, on the outside was presented as a magazine but when opened, was read like a newspaper. Sometime in April of 1955, it transitioned to a completely magazine format. Regular contributors such as Billy Taylor and Steve Allen highlighted the origins, history and development of jazz. Although Downbeat was not exclusively dedicated to jazz, that was its primary focus. Included are: 1955- 21 issues; 1956- 7 issues; 1958- 10 issues and 1959- 1 issue. SERIOUS BUYERS: Please message me if you would like information on specific issues included.
