title: Human Music
text: # Human Music
  
  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.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  The album received a Swing Journal award in 1971.
  
  The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars.
  
  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."
  
  ## 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
  