Making Music (Zakir Hussain album)
| Making Music | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | December 1986 | |||
| Genre | Ethno-jazz, world fusion, Indo jazz | |||
| Length | 49:14 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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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]
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]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing[]
- All compositions by Zakir Hussain except as indicated
- "Making Music" - 12:31
- "Zakir" (John McLaughlin) - 6:23
- "Water Girl" - 3:52
- "Toni" - 3:51
- "Anisa" - 9:14
- "Sunjog" - 7:36
- "You and Me" (Hussain, McLaughlin) - 2:12
- "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[]
- ^ ECM discography accessed November 9, 2011
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 9, 2011
Categories:
- ECM Records albums
- Zakir Hussain (musician) albums
- 1987 albums
- Albums produced by Manfred Eicher