Making Music (Zakir Hussain album)

Making Music is an album by Indian tabla player and composer Zakir Hussain featuring Jan Garbarek, John McLaughlin and Hariprasad Chaurasia, recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Making Music
Studio album by Zakir Hussain
Released	1987
Recorded	December 1986
Genre	Ethno-jazz, world fusion
Length	49:14
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Zakir Hussain chronology
Making Music (1987) Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience (1987)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 2½ stars stating "World fusion/jazz group falls short of its great potential".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Zakir Hussain except as indicated

1. "Making Music" - 12:31
2. "Zakir" (John McLaughlin) - 6:23
3. "Water Girl" - 3:52
4. "Toni" - 3:51
5. "Anisa" - 9:14
6. "Sunjog" - 7:36
7. "You and Me" (Hussain, McLaughlin) - 2:12
8. "Sabah" - 3:35

• Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in December 1986

Personnel

• Zakir Hussain — tabla, percussion, voice
• Hariprasad Chaurasia — flutes
• Jan Garbarek — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• John McLaughlin — acoustic guitar

References

1. ECM discography accessed November 9, 2011
2. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 9, 2011