 Cover of the October 1967 issue ofJazz & Pop, featuringMilton Glaser's illustration ofBob Dylan | |
| Categories | Music |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Final issue | 1971 (1971) |
| Company | Jazz Press |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0021-5627 |
Jazz & Pop was an American music magazine that operated from 1962 to 1971.[1] It was launched asJazz and managed by Pauline Rivelli, with finance provided byBob Thiele,[2] the producer ofjazz artists such asDuke Ellington,John Coltrane,Louis Armstrong,Earl Hines andCount Basie.[3] The publication served as a rival title toDown Beat magazine,[2] which had been established in the 1930s.[4]
The title of the publication changed toJazz & Pop in August 1967.[2] LikeDown Beat, the magazine began to cover popular music as a result of the widespread cultural recognition afforded the genre following the release ofthe Beatles'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band;[5] in turn, mainstream American publications increasingly adopted jazz-style critiques to analyserock music.[6] With the change of name, the magazine's editorial focus widened to include jazz music, rock,folk andblues.[2]
In its original incarnation asJazz, the magazine's staff included jazz critics Don Heckman, George Hoefer,John Mehegan andStanley Dance, while New York–based freelancers such as Don Riker also contributed.[7] From 1967 to 1970, its rock contributors includedGene Sculatti,Lenny Kaye and David G. Walley.[1] Also a musician, Kaye wrote an article on thedoo-wop genre inJazz & Pop that led to the start of his successful collaboration with singer and poetPatti Smith.[8] Between 1968 and 1971,[9] the editor of the magazine wasPatricia Kennealy, who became romantically involved withJim Morrison ofthe Doors after interviewing him forJazz & Pop.[10]Robert Levin worked as the magazine's jazz editor,[11] whileFrank Kofsky and D.C. Hunt also contributed jazz-related articles in the late 1960s.[12] WhenRitchie Yorke wrote an article for the magazine disparagingrock critics, particularlyRolling Stone writerJohn Mendlesohn, it led to a terse response from Mendlesohn in the February 1971 issue ofPhonograph Record, as he sought to justify his seemingly harsh approach to album reviews.[13]
From its early years of operation, the magazine published an annual international critics poll.[14] Referring to the 1967 poll, the website rockcritics.com recognizes it as originating from "right at the dawn of rock criticism".[15] ThePazz & Jop annual poll, founded byVillage Voice criticRobert Christgau in 1971, was named in acknowledgement of the magazine. The ratings system used byJazz & Pop was also adopted for Christgau's poll.[16]
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