I'm Tryin' to Get Home

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.[2]

I'm Tryin' to Get Home
Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of February/early March 1965[1]
RecordedDecember 17–18, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length36:51
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4188
BST 84188
ProducerDonald Byrd (#1, 3, 5)
Duke Pearson (#2, 4, 6)
Donald Byrd chronology
Up with Donald Byrd
(1964)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home
(1965)
Mustang!
(1966)

Reception

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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".[3] 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".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
  1. "Brother Isaac" - 4:54
  2. "Noah" (Duke Pearson) - 6:59
  3. "I'm Tryin' to Get Home" - 7:01
  4. "I've Longed and Searched for My Mother" - 8:35
  5. "March Children" (Pearson) - 7:17
  6. "Pearly Gates" (Pearson) - 2:05

Recorded on December 17 (#1, 3, 5) & December 18 (#2, 4, 6), 1964.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Feb 20, 1965
  2. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed September 2, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 2, 2010
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.