Human Music
1970 studio album by Jon Appleton & Don Cherry
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Studio album by Jon Appleton & Don Cherry | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1969–70 Bregman Electronic Music Studio at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH | |||
Genre | Electronic music, jazz | |||
Length | 41:28 | |||
Label | Flying Dutchman FDS 121 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Human Music is an album by American electronic music composer Jon Appleton and multi-instrumentalist Don Cherry featuring performances recorded in 1969 and 1970 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label.[1][2]
Reception
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The album received a Swing Journal award in 1971.[5]
The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "Ahead of its time and inevitably neglected on first... release, electronics man Jon Appleton imaginatively processes Cherry's trumpet and flute sounds."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Jon Appleton and Don Cherry
- "BOA" - 13:15
- "OBA" - 7:30
- "ABO" - 11:00
- "BAO" - 9:43
Personnel
- Jon Appleton - synthesizer, electronics
- Don Cherry - flute, wood flute, bamboo flute, kalimba, earthquake drums, cornet with traditional mouthpiece and bassoon reed
References
- ^ Kamiyama, A., Don Cherry discography accessed February 11, 2016
- ^ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed February 11, 2016
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed February 8, 2016
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Davis, Malcolm (January 30, 1971). "Tokyo". Billboard. p. 54.