I'm Tryin' to Get Home is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with a large brass section and vocalists recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label in 1965 as BLP 4188.Donald Byrd discography accessed September 2, 2010
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "despite some strong moments, the date (which resulted in no real hits) does not quite reach the heights of A New Perspective although it has plenty of interesting moments".Yanow, S. [ AllMusic review] accessed September 2, 2010 The Penguin Guide to Jazz noted the album's popularity and its being a precursor of Byrd's further success in the following decade, but described it as "dispensable".
Track listing All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
"Brother Isaac" - 4:54 "Noah" (Duke Pearson) - 6:59 "I'm Tryin' to Get Home" - 7:01 "I've Longed and Searched for My Mother" - 8:35 "March Children" (Pearson) - 7:17 "Pearly Gates" (Pearson) - 2:05
Recorded on December 17 (#1, 3, 5) & December 18 (#2, 4, 6), 1964.
Personnel Donald Byrd - trumpet, flugelhorn Joe Ferrante, Jimmy Owens, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, J.J. Johnson, Benny Powell - trombone Jim Buffington, Bob Northern - French horn Don Butterfield - tuba Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone Herbie Hancock - piano Freddie Roach - organ Grant Green - guitar Bob Cranshaw - bass Grady Tate - drums Duke Pearson - arranger Coleridge Perkinson - director, conductor Unidentified musicians - percussion Unidentified chorus - vocals
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