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Dan Morgenstern: Editor - Metronome

Metronome-cover-July-1961

When Metronome editor Dave Solomon published the July 1961 cover of a Coney Island stripper, librarians all over the country cancelled their subscriptions. Solomon was fired, and Dan Morgenstern became editor of Metronome during its last year of existence. Dan brought the magazine back to purely jazz, and is recognized as an early publisher for articles by black writers LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) and A. B. Spellman.


Some selected articles:


Jazz: Why Some Are and Some Aren't Festivals

Morgenstern, Dan. [Article-Jazz-Why Some Are and Some Aren't Festivals] Metronome 78-7 (July 1961)


Sippin' At Miles' or a Press Conference in Reverse

Morgenstern, Dan. [Article-Sippin' At Miles' or a Press Conference in Reverse] Metronome 78-5 (May 1961)


Jazz Day at Macy's

Morgenstern, Dan. [Article-Jazz Day at Macy's] Metronome 78-4 (April 1961) 47

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Introducing Leo Wright 

Morgenstern, Dan. [Introducing Leo Wright] Metronome 78-1 (December 1961) 26