Zakir Hussain – Making Music – ECM Luminessence Series LP

Description

‘Making Music’ is a luminous fusion album led by tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, recorded in Oslo in December 1986 and released on ECM in 1987. The quartet brings together Hariprasad Chaurasia on flute, John McLaughlin on acoustic guitar and Jan Garbarek on saxophones, weaving Indian classical sensibilities with jazz and world textures. The compositions unfold with restraint and elegance, inviting spacious interplay, virtuoso dialogues, and subtle rhythmic depth.

Featured Artists:
Zakir Hussain – Tabla, Percussion, Voice
Hariprasad Chaurasia – Flutes
John McLaughlin – Acoustic Guitar
Jan Garbarek – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Recorded
December 1986, Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Original Release Date
01.05.1987

1 Making Music
(Zakir Hussain)
12:27
2 Zakir
(John McLaughlin)
06:18
3 Water Girl
(Zakir Hussain)
03:50
4 Toni
(Zakir Hussain)
03:47
5 Anisa
(Zakir Hussain)
09:10
6 Sunjog
(Zakir Hussain)
07:32
7 You And Me
(John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain)
02:07
8 Sabah
(Zakir Hussain)
03:35