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

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.

[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.

"[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.