Zakir Hussain Making Music (ECM Luminessence Series) LP

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"This cat can burn a blue streak or walk on egg shells. Garbarek is an interesting choice here. At times his wailing sax recalls the violin of L. Shankar. And when he weaves flowing lines with flutist Chaurasia, the effect is chilling. This is a very beautiful album. The playing on Making Music is so burning." – Bill Milkowski, Downbeat

"The exchanges of flute, tabla and guitar are often breath taking. Garbarek contributes saxophone lines that at times bend the notes to match Indian vocal music and the sitar and elsewhere to evoke the Norwegian winters. The result is the most successful bridging of south Asian music and jazz in recent years, a hybrid that diminishes neither. These are four master musicians. They are truly 'Making Music,' creating sound beyond simple categorization. If there is a 'world music,' this exemplifies it at its best." – The Philadelphia Tribune, 1987

"A truly legendary meeting between four of the greatest in their fields… Making Music set a high bar for future East-meets-West collaboration." – Songlines

Luminessence, ECM's new audiophile vinyl-reissue series, is a kaleidoscope, shedding light on the jewels of the label's deep catalogue in elegant, high-quality editions. The hallmarks of the series: original and evocative music, imaginatively played and sensitively produced. The recordings underline the scope and variety of ECM's world of sound.