Making Music (Zakir Hussain album)

Making Music is an album by Indian tabla player and composer Zakir Hussain recorded in 1986 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, guitarist John McLaughlin and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

Reception

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

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

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