Goin' Down Home (2000)

"Goin' Down Home documents some of singer Pearl Brown's live performances with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This CD, which also contains some studio recordings that don't feature Marsalis, is decent and enjoyable but not mind-blowing. Brown isn't a remarkable singer, but she's a pleasant, likable one whose main influences include Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. Whenever Marsalis solos, one is reminded of his progress. There was a time when Marsalis sounded like a poor man's Miles Davis, but by 1991 he had blossomed into a very recognizable and expressive player. Though one can cite influences ranging from Louis Armstrong to Clifford Brown, the Marsalis heard on this CD is very much his own man." (Bron: Allmusic).