Jan Hammer (17 Apr 1948 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (22)

Official

Album

  1. The First Seven Days 1975
  2. Black Sheep 1978
  3. Hammer 1979 (as Hammer)
  4. Snapshots Mar 1989
  5. Beyond the Mind’s Eye 1992
  6. Drive 1994
  7. Miami Vice: Special Edition 27 May 2018
  8. Seasons, Pt. 1 20 Jul 2018
  9. Sketches in Jazz 27 Mar 2020
  10. Seasons, Pt. 2 19 Aug 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. The Early Years 1986
  2. Snapshots 1.2 21 Nov 2000
  3. Black Sheep / Hammer 2005
  4. The Best of Miami Vice 2006

Album - Compilation / Soundtrack

  1. Escape From Television 1987

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Miami Vice: The Complete Collection 09 Jul 2002
  2. Police Quest 3 - The Kindred Soundtrack 2006
  3. Secret Admirer

Single

  1. Miami Vice Theme 1985
  2. Crockett's Theme 1986
  3. Tubbs and Valerie 1987

EP

  1. Cocaine Cowboys 24 Mar 2008

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Jan Hammer Group original
  2. Mahavishnu Orchestra (1971 - 1973)

Parents

  1. Vlasta Průchová
  2. Paul Hammer

Recordings by (259)

  1. Darkness/Earth In Search of a Sun 4:35 (1975)
  2. Light/Sun 6:44 (1975)
  3. Oceans and Continents 6:18 (1975)
  4. Fourth Day - Plants and Trees 2:47 (1975)
  5. The Animals 6:14 (1975)
  6. Sixth Day - The People 7:14 (1975)
  7. The Seventh Day 6:11 (1975)
  8. Jet Stream 4:09 (1978)
  9. Heavy Love 6:05 (1978)
  10. Black Sheep 5:14 (1978)
  11. Light of Dawn 3:24 (1978)
  12. Hey Girl 3:13 (1978)
  13. Waiting No More 4:56 (1978)
  14. Between The Sheets Of Music 3:17 (1978)
  15. Manic Depression 4:29 (1978)
  16. Silent One 7:14 (1978)
  17. Goodbye 3:37 (1979)
  18. Oh, Pretty Woman 3:41 (1979)
  19. One Day 4:38 (1979)
  20. Vaporize Me 3:42 (1979)
  21. Nowhere to Go 5:46 (1979)
  22. Forever Tonight 4:46 (1979)
  23. Highway Made of Grass 3:14 (1979)
  24. Rainbow Day 5:38 (1979)
  25. Sister Louisiana 3:14 (1979)
  26. I Got You 5:07 (1979)
  27. Miami Vice (instrumental) 2:28 (Oct 1985)
  28. Evan 3:07 (Oct 1985)
  29. Flashback (instrumental) 3:20 (Oct 1985)
  30. Chase (instrumental) 2:39 (Oct 1985)
  31. The Original Miami Vice Theme (instrumental) 1:02 (Oct 1985)
  32. Miami Vice Theme 2:28 (25 Nov 1985)
  33. Miami Vice Theme (extended remix) 6:54 (1985)
  34. Finale (instrumental) ?:?? (1985)
  35. Miami Vice Theme (remix) 4:32 (1985)
  36. The Original Miami Vice Theme 0:59 (1985)
  37. Crockett’s Theme 3:31 (29 Dec 1986)
  38. Miami Vice: New York Theme (instrumental) 3:01 (29 Dec 1986)
  39. Bambu Forest 5:26 (1986)
  40. Oh, Yeah? 4:28 (1986)
  41. Night 5:44 (1986)
  42. No Fear 3:27 (1986)
  43. Miami Vice ?:?? (1986) part of “Hit Mix ’86” DJ-mix
  44. Miami Vice (The single) 2:33 (1986)
  45. New York Theme 3:01 (1986)
  46. Crockett's Theme (Instrumental) (New Mix) 3:31 (1986)
  47. Miami Vice: New York Theme 3:00 (1986)
  48. Plants and Trees 2:45 (1986)
  49. Your Love 3:36 (1986)
  50. I Remember Me 3:44 (1986)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Domicile's Last Night 4:15 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  2. Goats-Song 4:05 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  3. Make Love 6:18 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  4. Waltz for Ivonna 4:45 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  5. Responsibilty 4:48 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  6. Malma Maliny 5:00 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  7. Braching 6:18 The Jan Hammer Trio (1969) keyboard
  8. Cakes 5:00 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano
  9. Home 4:40 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano, electric piano, keyboard
  10. Energy 4:47 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano
  11. Come With Me 8:00 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano
  12. Swamp Carol 4:12 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano, electric piano, keyboard
  13. Dance of the Mind 2:07 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano
  14. Down Stretch 4:07 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano
  15. Give Me Some 6:49 Jeremy Steig (1970) electric piano
  16. Lipstick 4:37 Air (1971) percussion
  17. ’Round Town 3:26 Elvin Jones (1972) electric piano
  18. Lungs 2:23 Elvin Jones (1972) piano
  19. Tergiversation 3:27 Elvin Jones (1972) electric piano
  20. Brite Piece 4:46 Elvin Jones (1972) piano
  21. Rock #9 5:47 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  22. Rock #10 4:12 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  23. Slow Blues In G 6:29 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  24. Rock #6 3:00 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  25. Something Else 7:03 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  26. Up Tempo Thing 5:20 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  27. Elephant Hump 5:52 Jeremy Steig (1972) electric piano
  28. Naima 3:15 Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin (20 Jul 1973) drums (drum set)
  29. A Love Supreme 7:50 Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin (20 Jul 1973) drums (drum set)
  30. Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord 15:42 Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin (20 Jul 1973) drums (drum set)
  31. Meditation 2:41 Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin (20 Jul 1973) drums (drum set)
  32. Anxiety / Taurian Matador 4:44 Billy Cobham (01 Oct 1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  33. Searching for the Right Door / Spectrum 6:33 Billy Cobham (01 Oct 1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  34. Quadrant 4 4:21 Billy Cobham (01 Oct 1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  35. Snoopy’s Search / Red Baron 7:39 Billy Cobham (01 Oct 1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  36. Stratus 9:49 Billy Cobham (01 Oct 1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  37. To the Women in My Life / Le Lis 4:10 Billy Cobham (01 Oct 1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  38. Sister Andrea 8:44 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) keyboard
  39. Birds of Fire 5:47 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) Moog, keyboard
  40. Red Baron 6:37 Billy Cobham (1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  41. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters 2:53 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) Moog, keyboard
  42. One Word 9:56 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) Moog, keyboard
  43. Trilogy: The Sunlit Path / La Mère de la mer / Tomorrow’s Story Not the Same 12:15 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) keyboard
  44. Snoopy's Search 1:01 Billy Cobham (1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  45. Resolution 2:10 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) Moog, keyboard
  46. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love 0:23 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973) Moog, keyboard
  47. Anxiety 1:41 Billy Cobham (1973) Moog, electric piano, piano
  48. What's Up-That's It 5:36 Elvin Jones (1973) piano
  49. Le Lis 3:20 Billy Cobham (1973) Moog, electric piano
  50. Spectrum 5:09 Billy Cobham (1973) Moog, electric piano

Credited as (26)

  1. Jan Hammer
  2. Neal Schon & Jan Hammer
  3. James Young with Jan Hammer
  4. J. Hammer
  5. Jeremy Steig with Jan Hammer
  6. Jan Hammer vocals by Chris Thompson
  7. David Earle Johnson, Jan Hammer and John Abercrombie
  8. Jeff Beck feat. Jan Hammer
  9. Jeff Beck feat. Beth Hart & Jan Hammer
  10. Jeff Beck feat. Jan Hammer, Beth Hart, Rosie Bones, Jimmy Hall & Steven Tyler
  11. Jerry Goodman & Jan Hammer
  12. Junkie XL feat. Jan Hammer
  13. Hammer
  14. Jeremy Steig With Jan Hammer
  15. Thomas Lizzara & Jan Hammer
  16. Bolin/Steig/Hammer/Cobham/Gomez
  17. David Earle Johnson With Jan Hammer
  18. John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack De Johnette
  19. Helena Vondráčková, Václav Neckář, Jan Hammer
  20. Jan Hammer,Al Di Meola
  21. Jeremy Steig / Jan Hammer
  22. Stone Alliance Special Guest: Jan Hammer
  23. Václav Neckář, Helena Vondráčková, Jan Hammer
  24. Miami Vice
  25. Novecento featuring Jan Hammer
  26. Jan Hammer / Glenn Frey

Works (71)

Wrote

  1. No More Lies
  2. Demasiado ego (One to One)
  3. Crockett’s Theme
  4. Earth (Still Our Only Home)
  5. Country and Eastern Music
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Composed

  1. Seeds of Life
  2. Eurocops
  3. One Way Out
  4. Red and Orange
  5. Lungs
  6. Chancer
  7. Sister Andrea
  8. Darkness/Earth In Search of a Sun
  9. Light/Sun
  10. Oceans and Continents
  11. Fourth Day - Plants and Trees
  12. The Animals
  13. Sixth Day - The People
  14. The Seventh Day
  15. Night
  16. Flashback
  17. Miami Vice Theme
  18. Chase
  19. Evan
  20. Marina
  21. Poem
  22. Red Dragon
  23. Skipchaser
  24. The Runner
  25. Trance
  26. Russian Night
  27. Payback
  28. Blue Wind
  29. Going Far
  30. Crusin'
  31. Forever Tonight
  32. Miami
  33. Escape
  34. Between the Sheets of Music
  35. Tubbs and Valerie
  36. Crockett’s Theme
  37. Star Cycle
  38. Too Much to Lose
  39. You Never Know
  40. No Fear
  41. I Remember Me
  42. Theresa
  43. Colombia
  44. Rum Cay
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Lyrics

  1. Miami
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Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Top of the Pops #24.39
  2. Top of the Pops #24.41

Guest Performer At

  1. Jeff Beck at the Hollywood Bowl synthesizer

Links (22)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.janhammer.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92002064
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92002064
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w64x66qj
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138949290
  5. https://imvdb.com/n/jan-hammer
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/jan_hammer
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134396855

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Hammer

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/373244

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/21073

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000809357

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006122/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/42025384

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366671

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/5088

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/50zRydJXfkLzGIOj9mITfy
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3791

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id98967

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/6765

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan%20Hammer%202%20-%201977.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/49afd610-0265-4ab1-9e13-f0cc98e33e1d