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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Max Roach

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
43:27

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
September 4, 1958 New York City

Deeds, Not Words (1958)
  
Award-Winning Drummer (1958)

Similar
  
Max Roach albums, Jazz albums

Max roach you stepped out of a dream


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

Contents

Max roach deeds not words


Reception

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

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

  1. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:46
  2. "Filide" (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

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)

    • Songs

    1You Stepped Out of a Dream7:45
    2Filide7:06
    3It's You or No One4:12

    References

    Deeds, Not Words Wikipedia
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