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, Indo jazz
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