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Good People in Times of Evil

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Recorded
  
Early 2000 in Spoleto

Good People in Times of Evil (2000)
  
Personae (2002)

Producer
  
Jonas Hellborg

Genres
  
Jazz fusion, World music

Length
  
51:40

Release date
  
10 November 2000

Label
  
Bardo Records

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Released
  
10 November 2000 (2000-11-10)

Artists
  
Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg, V. Selvaganesh

Similar
  
Shawn Lane albums, Jazz fusion albums

Good People in Times of Evil is the fifth collaborative live album by bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane, released on 10 November 2000 through Bardo Records. For this line-up they are joined by percussionist V. Selvaganesh, and as such it is the first album by Hellborg and Lane to incorporate Indian music.

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Critical reception

Rick Anderson of AllMusic gave Good People in Times of Evil 4.5 stars out of five, recommending it highly. He called it "beautiful in a way that challenges the ear" and "perhaps the most consistently lovely" of Hellborg's albums, whilst noting "Aga of the Ladies" and "Bhakti Ras" as highlights. He also praised the contributions of Selvaganesh and Lane, describing the latter as a "truly awe-inspiring" guitarist.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jonas Hellborg, except where noted.

Personnel

  • Jonas Hellborg – bass guitar, production
  • Shawn Lane – guitar
  • V. Selvaganesh – vocals, kanjira, udu
  • Ustad Sultan Khan – sarangi
  • Songs

    1Age of the Ladies12:10
    2Savitri6:53
    3Leal Souvenir10:56

    References

    Good People in Times of Evil Wikipedia