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.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "despite some strong moments, the date does not quite reach the heights of A New Perspective although it has plenty of interesting moments". 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

  1. "Brother Isaac" - 4:54
  2. "Noah" - 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" - 7:17
  6. "Pearly Gates" - 2:05
''Recorded on December 17 & December 18, 1964.''

Personnel