''I'm Tryin' to Get Home'' is an album by American trumpeter
Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few h ...
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.
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accessed September 2, 2010
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by
Scott Yanow
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Life and career
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz e ...
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 Reviewaccessed September 2, 2010] ''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
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'' 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
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Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few h ...
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trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...
,
flugelhorn
The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though ...
*Joe Ferrante,
Jimmy Owens,
Ernie Royal
Ernest Andrew Royal (June 2, 1921 in Los Angeles, California – March 16, 1983 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter. His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big band ...
,
Clark Terry,
Snooky Young
Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young (February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds.
Biography
Young was lead trumpeter of t ...
- trumpet
*
Jimmy Cleveland,
Henry Coker,
J.J. Johnson,
Benny Powell
Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr. (March 1, 1930 – June 26, 2010) was an American jazz trombonist. He played both standard (tenor) trombone and bass trombone.
Biography
Born Benjamin Gordon Powell Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana, he first played pr ...
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trombone
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*
Jim Buffington,
Bob Northern -
french horn
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*
Don Butterfield -
tuba
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*
Stanley Turrentine -
tenor saxophone
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*
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...
- piano
*
Freddie Roach -
organ
*
Grant Green
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Green has been called one of the "most sampled guitarists."
Biography
Grant Green was born on June 6, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and ...
- guitar
*
Bob Cranshaw -
bass
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Fish
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Wood
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*
Grady Tate -
drums
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*
Duke Pearson -
arranger
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*Coleridge Perkinson -
director,
conductor
*Unidentified musicians -
percussion
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*Unidentified chorus - vocals
References
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1965 albums
Albums arranged by Duke Pearson
Albums produced by Duke Pearson
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Blue Note Records albums
Donald Byrd albums