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Critics Agree!
 Reptet's Do This!  one of the finest jazz releases of 2006
 
 Alexander Gelfand, Jazziz
Critic's top choice for 2006:
Reptet - Do This! (Monktail)
"This Seattle sextet does it all: it grooves, it rocks, it squawks - occasionally, it even talks. Mostly, it sounds like a New Orleans jazz band on crystal meth."
 
Kenny Weir, Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia)
Critic's Top Ten for 2006:
#3  Reptet - Do This! (Monktail)
"Slinky and smart sounds from a fine Seattle outfit."
 
Duck Baker, Jazz Times
Critic's Top Ten List for 2006:
#9  Reptet - Do This! (Monktail)
 



What have some other critics been saying?

The Stranger"I like how this pianoless sax 'n' horn sextet quilts together honking asides, raggedly spirited tuttis, jazz-rock bashing, and dissonant countermelodies that would make Mingus proud."

Melboure Herald Sun  (Australia) "Gorgeous mix of beauty and brains.  The band hits a sweet spot somewhere between hard bop and the fierceadventures of more free-form improvisation...That’s a blend to which many aspire, but few have the talent, determination or vision to fulfill."

Downbeat Magazine "(Reptet's) open voicings, jaunty tempos and buoyant timbral mixes for two winds and two brass have a friendly monster feel (that) achieves a bittersweet and elegiac mood of orchestral grandeur."

Seattle Times "The album (Do This!) has been attracting attention worldwide."
"Always fun, always novel, these Seattle jazz guys and gals keep it hip."

" All Music Guide “One of the album's (Do This!) strong points, in addition to the improvising and composing, is Reptet's cohesive ensemble arrangements."

Earshot Jazz "A juggernaut jazz band, arresting, compelling, and just plain cranked-up."

The Arts Journal  “There is a sense of joy, whimsy and almost reckless abandon in much of the skilled ensemble writing and playing. Great fun!”

All About Jazz "With Do This the Seattle-based Reptet has crafted a fresh, engaging and innovative sound."

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