Making Music
Studio album by Zakir Hussain
Released	1987
Recorded	December 1986
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz world jazz Indo jazz
Length	49:14
Label	ECM 1349
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Zakir Hussain chronology
Song for Everyone (1985) Making Music (1987) Tabla Duet (1988)

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.^[1]

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]

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

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