I'm Tryin' to Get Home
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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]
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".[3]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Donald Byrd
- "Brother Isaac" - 4:54
- "Noah" - 6:59
- "I'm Tryin' to Get Home" - 7:01
- "I've Longed and Searched for My Mother" - 8:35
- "March Children" - 7:17
- "Pearly Gates" - 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
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ Billboard Feb 20, 1965
- ↑ Donald Byrd discography accessed September 2, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 2, 2010
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