Jackson is accompanied only by pianist
Mildred Falls on these songs, recorded in Sweden on April 18, 1961. There's not much to distinguish these from other
Jackson performances of the period, other than perhaps the sparse accompaniment, a slightly distant quality to the recording of the vocals, and a sense of event from a live audience that didn't have the opportunity to see
Jackson nearly as often as Americans did. Her favorites "Elijah Rock" and "Down by the Riverside" are here, as are compositions by Thomas Dorsey and
Clara Ward, and -- more unexpectedly -- Rodgers-Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone." ~ Richie Unterberger