Jan Hammer discography
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The discography of Czech-American musician Jan Hammer consists of 25 albums with Hammer as the lead artist, as well as several singles and a large number of collaborations with jazz and rock musicians, such as John McLaughlin, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Tommy Bolin, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, and Elvin Jones among many others. He has composed and produced at least 14 original motion picture soundtracks, the music for 90 episodes of Miami Vice and 20 episodes of the popular British television series Chancer.
As leader
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US NA [1] |
US [2] |
GER |
UK [3] | ||
| The Jan Hammer Trio Malma Maliny |
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| Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer Like Children |
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— | 150 | — | — |
| Jan Hammer The First Seven Days |
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| Jan Hammer Group Oh Yeah? |
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| Jan Hammer Group Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live |
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| Jan Hammer Group Melodies |
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| Hammer Black Sheep |
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| Hammer Hammer |
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| David Earle Johnson with Jan Hammer Hip Address |
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| Neal Schon and Jan Hammer Untold Passion |
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— | 115[4] | — | — |
| Neal Schon and Jan Hammer Here to Stay |
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— | 122[5] | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Miami Vice |
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| Jan Hammer The Early Years |
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| Jan Hammer Escape from Television |
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— | — | 14 | 34 |
| Jan Hammer Snapshots |
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— | — | 44 | — |
| Jan Hammer Police Quest 3 Soundtrack (PC game) |
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| Jan Hammer BEYOND The Mind's Eye |
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14 | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Drive |
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| Jan Hammer Snapshots 1.2 |
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| Jan Hammer Miami Vice: The Complete Collection |
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| Jan Hammer The First Seven Days |
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| Jan Hammer The Best of Miami Vice |
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| Jan Hammer Black Sheep/Hammer (2-CD Set) |
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| Jan Hammer Project (Featuring TQ) "Crockett's Theme" |
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| Jan Hammer "Cocaine Cowboys" Soundtrack |
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| Jan Hammer Group "Live in New York" |
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| Jan Hammer "Miami Vice: The Complete Collection" |
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| Jan Hammer "Seasons, Pt. 1" |
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| Jan Hammer ”Sketches in Jazz” |
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| Jan Hammer "Seasons, Pt. 2" |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | Soundtrack | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US A/C [7] |
CHE [8] |
GER | AUS [9] |
NLD [10] |
BE [11] |
NZ [12] |
UK [3] | ||||
| 1976 | "Oh, Yeah?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oh, Yeah? | — |
| 1977 | "Too Much to Lose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melodies | — |
| "Don't You Know" (Jan Hammer Group) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hammer | — |
| 1985 | "Miami Vice Theme" | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | Escape from Television | Miami Vice |
| 1987 | "Crockett's Theme" | — | 42 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | Miami Vice II | |
| "Tubbs and Valerie" | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 84 | Miami Vice: The Complete Collection | ||
| "Forever Tonight" | — | — | — | 62 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "The Runner" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | Snapshots | — |
| 1989 | "Eurocops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "Chancer" (TV theme) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | "Crockett's Theme 1991" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — |
| 1993 | "Seeds of Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beyond the Mind's Eye | — |
| "Midnight" (CD single) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
As sideman
[edit]With the Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia):
- The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
- Birds of Fire (1973)
- Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973)
- The Best of The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1980)
- The Lost Trident Sessions (recorded 1973, released 1999)
- Unreleased Tracks from Between Nothingness & Eternity (recorded 1973, released 2011 in box set)
With Jeff Beck (Epic):
- Wired (1976)
- Jeff Beck With the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977)
- There & Back (1980)
- Flash (1985)
- Beckology (1991)
- The Best of Beck (1995)
- Who Else! (1999)
With Al Di Meola (Columbia):
- Elegant Gypsy (1977)
- Splendido Hotel (1980)
- Electric Rendezvous (1982)
- Tour De Force – Live (1982)
- Scenario (1984)
- The Electric Anthology (1995)
- This Is Jazz Volume 31 (1997)
- Anthology (2000)
With Frank Foster
- The Loud Minority (Mainstream, 1972)
With Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin (Columbia):
- Love Devotion Surrender (1973) – drums, percussion
With Billy Cobham (Atlantic):
- Spectrum (1973) – keyboards
With Stanley Clarke (Nemperor):
- Stanley Clarke (1974) – keyboards
With Harvey Mason (Arista):
- Earth Mover (1975) – keyboards (Mini Moog)
With Lenny White (Nemperor):
- Big City (1977) – keyboards
With John Abercrombie (ECM):
With The Freelance Hellraiser (Sony/BMG):
- Waiting for Clearance (2006) – keyboards
With Tommy Bolin (Atlantic):
- Teaser (1975) – keyboards, drums
- From the Archives Vol. 1 (1996) – keyboards
With Elvin Jones
- Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971) – piano
- Mr. Jones (Blue Note, 1972) – piano
- The Prime Element (Blue Note, 1973) – keyboards
- Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain" (PM, 1975) – keyboards
With Jeremy Steig
With Glen Moore (Elektra):
- Introducing Glen Moore (1978) – drums (with Glen Moore - double bass & piano, David Darling - cello, Zbigniew Seifert - violin)
With Steve Grossman (PM Records):
- Some Shapes to Come (1974) – Electric piano and moog synthesizer
- Terra Firma (1977) - Electric piano and moog synthesizer
With Joni Mitchell (Asylum):
- Mingus (1979) – Mini Moog
With Tony Williams (Columbia):
- The Joy of Flying (1979) – keyboards
With Mick Jagger (Columbia):
- She's the Boss (1985) – keyboards
With James Young (Passport):
- City Slicker (1985) – keyboards, drums
With Clarence Clemons (Columbia):
- An Evening With Mr. C (1989) – keyboards, drums
With Steve Lukather (Columbia):
- Lukather (1989) – keyboards
With Charlie Mariano (MPS):
- Helen 12 Trees (1976) – keyboards (with Charlie Mariano - saxes & nagaswaram, Zbigniew Seifert - violin, John Marshall - drums, Jack Bruce - bass)
With Yoshiaki Masuo (Electric Bird/King):
- Finger Dancing / Yoshiaki Masuo with Jan Hammer (Recorded 1980) – Oberheim, Mini Moog, YAMAHA CP70
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan Hammer - New Age Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Jan Hammer - Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b "JAN HAMMER - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Neal Schon and Jan Hammer". Billboard Database. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Neal Schon and Jan Hammer". Billboard Database. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Jan Hammer - Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Jan Hammer - Adult Contemporary Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Discographie Jan Hammer". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 132. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Jan Hammer". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Discografie Jan Hammer". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Discography Jan Hammer". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jan Hammer discography discography at Discogs