| Human Music | ||||
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| 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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
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]
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