Jan Hammer

Jan Hammer
Informata themelore
Lindi	17 prill 1948 (77 vjeç)
Prejardhja	Pragë, ish-Çekosllovaki
Zhanret	Jazz fusion synthpop pop rock
Instrumenti	Tastierë Bateri
Vitet aktive	1968 — prezent
Uebfaqja	www.janhammer.com

Jan Hammer (i lindur më 17 prill 1948 në Pragë, ish-Çekosllovaki, sot pjesë e Republikës Çeke) është kompozitor, pianist dhe sintisajzerist. Me kompozimet e tij që i ka bërë për serialin e famshëm të viteve të '80-ta Miami Vice ai ka fituar disa Grammy Awards. Ai është gjithashtu i njohur për luajtjen e tastierës në bendin Mahavishnu Orchestra. Hammer ka bashkëpunuar me shumë emra të famshëm të kohës, si Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, Elvin Jones, etj. Ai ka kompozuar muzikë për 14 programe televizive, 90 epizode të Miami Vice, dhe 20 epizode për serialin e famshëm britanik Chancer.

Diskografia

Solo albumet

• Maliny Maliny (aka Make Love) (1968)
• Like Children (me Jerry Goodman) (1974)
• The First Seven Days (1975)
• Oh Yeah? (1976)
• Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977)
• Melodies (1977)
• Black Sheep (1978)
• Hammer (1979)
• Untold Passion (me Neal Schon) (1981)
• Here to Stay (me Neal Schon) (1983)
• Miami Vice (1985)
• The Early Years (1986)
• Escape from Television (1987)
• Snapshots (1989)
• Police Quest 3 Soundtrack (1991)
• BEYOND The Mind's Eye (1992)
• Drive (1994)
• Snaphots 1.2 (2000)
• Miami Vice: The Complete Collection (2002)
• The First Seven Days (Remastered) (2003)
• The Best of Miami Vice (2004)
• Black Sheep/Hammer (2005)

Me Mahavishnu Orchestra

• The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
• Birds of Fire (1972)
• Between Nothingness and Eternity (1973)
• The Best of The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1980)
• The Lost Trident Sessions (1999)

Me Al Di Meola

• Elegant Gypsy (1977)
• Hotel Splendido (1980)
• Electric Rendezvous (1982)
• Tour De Force - Live (1982)
• Scenario (1984)
• The Electric Anthology (1995)
• This Is Jazz Volume 31 (1997)
• Anthology (2000)

Me Jeff Beck

• Wired (1976)
• Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977)
• There and Back (1980)
• Flash (1985)
• Beckology (1991)
• The Best of Beck (1995)
• Who Else! (1999)

Të tjera

• Carlos Santana - Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
• Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke (1973)
• Billy Cobham - Spectrum (1973)
• John Abercrombie - Timeless, Night (1984)
• The Freelance Hellraiser - Waiting For Clearance (2006)
• Tommy Bolin (Atlantic) - Teaser (1975), From The Archives Vol. 1 (1996)
• Elvin Jones (Blue Note) - Merry-Go-Round (1971), Mr. Jones (1972), The Prime Element (1973), On the Mountain (1975)
• Glen Moore - Introducing Glen Moore (1978)
• Tony Williams - The Joy of Flying (1979)
• Mick Jagger - She's the Boss (1985)
• James Young - City Slicker (1985)
• Clarence Clemons - An Evening With Mr. C (1989)
• Steve Lukather - Lukather (1989)

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