| I'm Tryin' to Get Home | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Donald Byrd |
| Cover: | I'm Tryin' to Get Home.jpg |
| Released: | End of February/early March 1965[1] |
| Recorded: | December 17–18, 1964 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 36:51 |
| Label: | Blue Note BLP 4188 BST 84188 |
| Producer: | Donald Byrd (#1, 3, 5) Duke Pearson (#2, 4, 6) |
| Chronology: | Donald Byrd |
| Prev Title: | Up with Donald Byrd |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Mustang! |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
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]
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".
All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
Recorded on December 17 (#1, 3, 5) & December 18 (#2, 4, 6), 1964.