The People's Republic (album)

The People's Republic
Studio album by The Revolutionary Ensemble
Released	1976
Recorded	December 4-6, 1975
Studio	Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:17
Label	A&M/Horizon SP-708
Producer	Ed Michel
Revolutionary Ensemble chronology
The Psyche (1975)The Psyche1975 The People's Republic (1976) Revolutionary Ensemble (1977)Revolutionary Ensemble1977

The People's Republic is an album by the Revolutionary Ensemble, violinist Leroy Jenkins, bassist Sirone and drummer Jerome Cooper, which was recorded in late 1975 and released on the A&M/Horizon label the following year.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Rob Ferrier stated "This record has a fearsome reputation that is completely undeserved. On the contrary, while the sound of strings seems strange to a jazz-trained ear, the music these people make on this record is beautiful, fragile, and -- considering that it's all completely improvised -- astonishingly tight as well. These men played together for a long time, not for tangible reward, but for themselves and whoever cared to listen. This is definitely a different record, and what happens here might not even be called jazz, but the salient quality of the music is beauty, not the ferociousness one might expect. This is highly recommended, if only for the inclusion of Sirone's bass playing, a voice that should have been recorded more often".^[4]

Track listing

1. "New York" (Leroy Jenkins) – 6:22
2. "Trio for Trio" (Jenkins) – 6:45
3. "Chinese Rock" (Jerome Cooper) – 6:28
4. "The People's Republic" (Sirone) – 9:42
5. "Ponderous Planets" (Cooper) – 11:00

Personnel

• Leroy Jenkins – violin, viola, kalimba, recorder, gong, claves
• Sirone − bass, trombone, bells, shaker, , wood block, gong
• Jerome Cooper – drums, bugle, piano, balafon, temple block, wood block, gong, bells, saw

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