Deeds, Not Words is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Deeds, Not Words
Studio album by
Max Roach Quintet
Released1958
RecordedSeptember 4, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length43:27
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-280
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Max Roach chronology
Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble
(1958)
Deeds, Not Words
(1958)
Award-Winning Drummer
(1958)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This is fine music from a group that was trying to stretch themselves beyond hard bop".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:46
  2. "Filidé" (Ray Draper) - 7:06
  3. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:14
  4. "Jodie's Cha-Cha" (Bill Lee) - 4:56
  5. "Deeds, Not Words" (Lee) - 4:34
  6. "Larry-Larue" (Booker Little) - 5:13
  7. "Conversation" (Max Roach) - 3:48
  8. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:50

Track 8 with Oscar Pettiford is a CD bonus track recorded at the sessions for Sonny Rollins' Freedom Suite

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed September 19, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1220. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.