According to Sirone, when A&M's cofounder Herb Alpert played an excerpt from the album (probably "The People's Republic," which opens with voices) for musical director Quincy Jones, it elicited a harsh, negative reaction, with Jones claiming that he had "been conned; that it wasn’t jazz or music and blah blah blah." Sirone recalls that Jones missed the point, which was that "everybody can sing, you may not like the voices but everybody can sing."[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".[5]
Writer John Corbett called the album "Absolutely mandatory music from the '70s, from a moment that a handful of producers... were sneaking very outré recordings onto major labels."[7] Bob Gluck stated that the album "represents an excellent entry point for listeners unfamiliar with this band, and post-Coltrane improvised music more generally," noting that "the parallel voices of the trio are presented with clarity. The music is exceedingly diverse."[4]
Critic Gary Giddins expressed his admiration for "Ponderous Planets," writing that the group "often replaced a staunch beat with a mere pulse, suggesting a fusion between classical and jazz practices. But the reflexive interplay between Leroy Jenkins's spry violin, Sirone's redwood-heavy bass (and expert arco technique), and Jerome Cooper's fastidious, if often whimsical percussion was largely consonant and accessible, never more so than on Cooper's by-no-means ponderous opus. It begins with bowed strings and saw, achieves an unmistakably jazzy frisson with the entrance of plucked bass and cymbals, and finally, having made the case that impassioned improvisation can flourish without swing, swings like a thresher—in waltz time."[8]
^ abGluck, Bob (2016). The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles. The University of Chicago Press. p. 141.
^ abFerrier, Rob. Revolutionary Ensemble: The People's Republic – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 168.
^Corbett, John (2017). Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium. Duke University Press. p. 208.
^Giddins, Gary (2017). Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of its Second Century. Oxford University Press. p. 478.
January 01, 1970
people, republic, album, people, republic, album, revolutionary, ensemble, violinist, leroy, jenkins, bassist, sirone, drummer, jerome, cooper, which, recorded, late, 1975, released, horizon, label, following, year, people, republicstudio, album, revolutionary. 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 amp M Horizon label the following year 1 2 3 The People s RepublicStudio album by The Revolutionary EnsembleReleased1976RecordedDecember 4 6 1975StudioKendun Recorders Burbank CAGenreJazzLength40 17LabelA amp M HorizonSP 708ProducerEd MichelRevolutionary Ensemble chronologyThe Psyche 1975 The People s Republic 1976 Revolutionary Ensemble 1977 According to Sirone when A amp M s cofounder Herb Alpert played an excerpt from the album probably The People s Republic which opens with voices for musical director Quincy Jones it elicited a harsh negative reaction with Jones claiming that he had been conned that it wasn t jazz or music and blah blah blah Sirone recalls that Jones missed the point which was that everybody can sing you may not like the voices but everybody can sing 4 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 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 5 Writer John Corbett called the album Absolutely mandatory music from the 70s from a moment that a handful of producers were sneaking very outre recordings onto major labels 7 Bob Gluck stated that the album represents an excellent entry point for listeners unfamiliar with this band and post Coltrane improvised music more generally noting that the parallel voices of the trio are presented with clarity The music is exceedingly diverse 4 Critic Gary Giddins expressed his admiration for Ponderous Planets writing that the group often replaced a staunch beat with a mere pulse suggesting a fusion between classical and jazz practices But the reflexive interplay between Leroy Jenkins s spry violin Sirone s redwood heavy bass and expert arco technique and Jerome Cooper s fastidious if often whimsical percussion was largely consonant and accessible never more so than on Cooper s by no means ponderous opus It begins with bowed strings and saw achieves an unmistakably jazzy frisson with the entrance of plucked bass and cymbals and finally having made the case that impassioned improvisation can flourish without swing swings like a thresher in waltz time 8 Track listing edit New York Leroy Jenkins 6 22 Trio for Trio Jenkins 6 45 Chinese Rock Jerome Cooper 6 28 The People s Republic Sirone 9 42 Ponderous Planets Cooper 11 00Personnel editLeroy 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 sawReferences edit Both Sides Now A amp M Album Discography Part 26 A amp M Horizon Jazz Series accessed April 27 2018 Revolutionary Ensemble discography accessed April 27 2018 Sirone discography accessed April 27 2018 a b Gluck Bob 2016 The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles The University of Chicago Press p 141 a b Ferrier Rob Revolutionary Ensemble The People s Republic Review at AllMusic Retrieved April 27 2018 Swenson John ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Random House p 168 Corbett John 2017 Vinyl Freak Love Letters to a Dying Medium Duke University Press p 208 Giddins Gary 2017 Weather Bird Jazz at the Dawn of its Second Century Oxford University Press p 478 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The People 27s Republic album amp oldid 1210049358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
