Deeds, Not Words Explained

Deeds, Not Words
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Max Roach Quintet
Cover:	Deeds, Not Words.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	September 4, 1958 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:27
Label:	Riverside RLP 12-280
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Max Roach
Prev Title:	Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Award-Winning Drummer
Next Year:	1958

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

Reception

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

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

• Max Roach - drums
• Booker Little - trumpet (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Ray Draper - tuba (tracks: 1 to 6)
• George Coleman - tenor saxophone (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Art Davis - bass (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Oscar Pettiford - bass (track: 8)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/max-roach/catalog/#riverside-rlp-12-280 Max Roach discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2012