A fantastic record – and a really mindblowing mix of spiritual jazz and electronics! The set is an amazing collaboration between trumpeter
Don Cherry and pioneering electronic musician
Jon Appleton – one of those rare meetings of the minds that goes far deeper than you'd expect! On the set,
Cherry's trumpet, flute, and percussion is heavily processed by
Appleton – often in ways that are organic enough to keep with
Cherry's other experiments of the time, and with the "Human Music" title of the set – but sometimes with the more playful feel of
Appleton's other music from the time. The mix of electronics and improvisation is amazing – years ahead of its time, and with a haunting sound that works perfectly against
Cherry's style of restrained spiritualism. The LP's got 4 long tracks – "Boa", "Oba", "Abo", and "Bao" – all recorded live in the studio!