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 + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US NA US GER UK The Jan Hammer TrioMalma MalinyReleased: 1968 Label: MPS Records Note: (re-released in 1976 as Make Love) — — — — Jerry Goodman and Jan HammerLike ChildrenReleased: 1974 Label: Nemperor / Sony — 150 — — Jan HammerThe First Seven DaysReleased: 1975 Label: Nemperor / Sony — — — — Jan Hammer GroupOh Yeah?Released: 1976 Label: Nemperor / Sony — — — — Jan Hammer GroupJeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group LiveReleased: 1977 Label: Epic — — — — Jan Hammer GroupMelodiesReleased: 1977 Label: Nemperor / Sony — — — — HammerBlack SheepReleased: 1978 Label: Elektra / Asylum — — — — HammerHammerReleased: 1979 Label: Elektra / Asylum — — — — David Earle Johnson with Jan HammerHip AddressReleased: 1980 — — — — Neal Schon and Jan HammerUntold PassionReleased: November 1981 Label: Columbia — 115 — — Neal Schon and Jan HammerHere to StayReleased: December 1982 Label: Columbia — 122 — — Jan HammerMiami ViceReleased: 1985 Label: MCA — — — — Jan HammerThe Early YearsReleased: 1986 Label: Nemperor / Sony — — — — Jan HammerEscape from TelevisionReleased: 1987 Label: MCA — — 14 34 Jan HammerSnapshotsReleased: 1989 Label: MCA — — 44 — Jan HammerPolice Quest 3 Soundtrack (PC game)Released: 1991 Label: Sierra — — — — Jan HammerBEYOND The Mind's EyeReleased: 1992 Label: Miramar / MCA 14 — — — Jan HammerDriveReleased: 1994 Label: Miramar — — — — Jan HammerSnapshots 1.2Released: 2000 Label: One Way — — — — Jan HammerMiami Vice: The Complete CollectionReleased: 2002 Label: One Way — — — — Jan HammerThe First Seven DaysReleased: 2003, remastered Label: Columbia/Legacy — — — — Jan HammerThe Best of Miami ViceReleased: 2004 Label: Reality Records — — — — Jan HammerBlack Sheep/Hammer (2-CD Set)Released: 2005 Label: Wounded Bird Records — — — — Jan Hammer Project (Featuring TQ)"Crockett's Theme"Released: 2006 Label: LuckySong/Sony/BMG — — — — Jan Hammer "Cocaine Cowboys" SoundtrackReleased: 2007 Label: Red Gate Records — — — — Jan Hammer Group"Live in New York"Released: 2008 Label: Red Gate Records — — — — Jan Hammer"Miami Vice: The Complete Collection" Released: 2018 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — Jan Hammer"Seasons, Pt. 1"Released: 2018 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — Jan Hammer”Sketches in Jazz”Released: 2020 Label: Red Gate Records — — — — Jan Hammer"Seasons, Pt. 2"Released: 2022 Label: Red Gate Records — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles Year Song Peak chart positions Album Soundtrack US US A/C CHE GER AUS NLD BE NZ UK 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
With the Mahavishnu Orchestra (Columbia): The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) Birds of Fire (1973) Between Nothingness & 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 Elvin Jones Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971) – piano Mr. Jones (Blue Note, 1972) – piano The Prime Element (Blue Note, 1973) – keyboards On the Mountain (PM, 1975) – keyboards
With Jeremy Steig Energy (Capitol, 1971) Fusion (Groove Merchant, 1972)
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 Steve Grossman (PM Records): Some Shapes to Come (1974) – Electric piano and moog synthesizer Terra Firma (1977) - Electric piano and moog synthesizer
With John Abercrombie (ECM): Timeless (recorded 1974, released 1975) – organ, synth, piano Night (1984) – keyboards
With Harvey Mason (Arista): Earth Mover (1975) – keyboards (Mini Moog)
With Tommy Bolin (Atlantic): Teaser (1975) – keyboards, drums From the Archives Vol. 1 (1996) – 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 Lenny White (Nemperor): Big City (1977) – keyboards
With Glen Moore (Elektra): Introducing Glen Moore (1978) – drums (with Glen Moore - double bass & piano, David Darling - cello, Zbigniew Seifert - violin)
With Joni Mitchell (Asylum): Mingus (1979) – Mini Moog
With Tony Williams (Columbia): The Joy of Flying (1979) – keyboards
With Yoshiaki Masuo (Electric Bird/King): Finger Dancing / Yoshiaki Masuo with Jan Hammer (Recorded 1980) – Oberheim, Minimoog, Yamaha CP70
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 The Freelance Hellraiser (Sony/BMG): Waiting for Clearance (2006) – keyboards
With Olaf Kübler (Enja) Turtles (Live at Domicile Vintage 1968) with George Mraz, Cees See, :de:Michael Dennert
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