| Personae | ||||
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| Released | 26 February 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 in Mainz [1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 56:58 | |||
| Label | Bardo | |||
| Producer | Jonas Hellborg | |||
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Personae is a live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg, released on 26 February 2002 through Bardo Records. [2] The album continues the series of live recordings by the trio of Hellborg, guitarist Shawn Lane, and drummer Jeff Sipe.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favourable) [3] |
| All About Jazz (2) | (favourable) [4] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| American Reporter | (favourable) [5] |
Marked by individual technical virtuosity [6] and collective harmony of expression, [7] the album escorts the listener through a variety of styles, including rock and funk music, [8] in which "the key ingredient is listening to others" [4] "building on it, extending it, taking it someplace new before handing it back". [5] It is this multifaceted process of personal and collective musical communication that explains the title of Personae. [1]
All music is composed by Jonas Hellborg and Shawn Lane.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time Is the Enemy" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Rag B/B" | 20:10 |
| 3. | "Personae" | 7:20 |
| 4. | "Heretics" | 11:25 |
| 5. | "Hell Is Other People" | 8:01 |
| 6. | "Rice with the Angels" | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 56:58 | |
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