Search results for "Jan Hammer"

Jan Hammer: Manic Depression (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music January 28, 09

I had a chance during this period of Jan Hammer's career to see him perform with his new band at Shaboo, which was a ...

Jan Hammer: Oh, Yeah? (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music March 01, 08

Keyboard and Moog pioneer Jan Hammer appeared on several important records during the end of his tenure with the Maha...

Jan Hammer: Magical Dog (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 27, 09

In 2006, Wounded Bird released 1976's Oh, Yeah? for the first time on CD. Prior to this you either had to have the or...

Jan Hammer: The Animals (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 09, 08

"The Animals" is a historically important cut in understanding much of Jan Hammer's playing style from the Mahavishnu...

Jan Hammer: Let the Children Grow (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music January 27, 09

"Let the Children Grow," along with the vocal number "One to One," was another tune on Oh, Yeah? to be suspicious of....

Jan Hammer: Your Love (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music January 28, 09

Melodies was not exactly your fusion fan's wet dream. In fact, it was more of a nightmare. The pioneering jazz-rock s...

Jan Hammer: Curiosity Kills (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music January 29, 09

Drive was Jan Hammer's first real album of original music for several years not connected in some way with television...

Jan Hammer: The Seventh Day (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 05, 08

The First Seven Days was the premier recording made at technology wiz Jan Hammer's newly built home studio. It was al...

Jan Hammer & Jerry Goodman: Country and Eastern Music (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 25, 08

After the Mahavishnu Orchestra broke up in 1973, its keyboardist Jan Hammer and violinist Jerry Goodman recorded Like...

Jan Hammer: Make Love (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 28, 09

Maliny Maliny was Jan Hammer's first album as leader. Recorded live in Germany, the recording was very much unknown o...

Jan Hammer: Bambu Forest (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music August 05, 08

Of all Jan Hammer's post-Mahavishnu Orchestra material, "Bambu Forest" comes closest in sound and purpose to Mahavish...

Neal Schon & Jan Hammer: Arc (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music January 28, 09

Journey founder and guitarist Neal Schon got together with Jan Hammer to produce some really good jazz-rock fusion fo...

Jan Hammer: Fourth Day – Plants and Trees (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 08, 08

One of my favorite keyboard albums is Jan Hammer's Make Love. Actually, that was the title for its U.S. release. The ...

Jan Hammer: Waltz for Ivonna (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 29, 09

On Jan Hammer's debut record as leader, he switched between piano and organ for each number. (At least, that is how i...

Jan Hammer: Oceans and Continents (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 09, 08

Today we take audio technology for granted. If we wanted, we could all have a virtual orchestra in our computer and m...

Jan Hammer: No Fear (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 25, 08

Jan Hammer doesn't play in public or record much anymore. That is his choice, but it is our loss. His place in histor...

Jan Hammer: Night (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 08, 08

The first record Jan Hammer made after the original Mahavishnu broke up was Like Children with fellow Mahavishnu band...

Jan Hammer: Evolove (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 27, 09

I still remember my original Oh, Yeah? record with its strange colored LP center label and even stranger label name N...

Jan Hammer: Red and Orange (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 27, 09

There was a classic science-fiction movie made in 1964 that very few people seem to have seen called Robinson Cru...

Jan Hammer: Goat's Song (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 29, 09

I first saw this record in a store in 1976. The album art featured the backside of a greased-up naked woman whose pri...

Previous Page | Next Page