Jan Hammer Group - Live (1977) promotional album

[@Bassic778]

An amazing recording of an INCREDIBLE BAND!!! There have been many "greatest bass players lists" but I have yet to see one with Fernando Saunders on it!!!!!!!!!

[@prajnachan333]

💯% he is amazing, right up there with the best 👌 Did you know he played with Lou Reed? Rather extensively. This band is the best.

[@Bassic778]

@@prajnachan333 Yes, I do know that he played with Lou Reed. This is the first Lou Reed song that I heard Fernando play on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4CTqKGNrc9oqKc

[@maximinoestalilla1852]

Jan hammer is king!! Love this !!

[@GayleMI]

This is so good. Great band & they interact during breaks instead of grandstanding solos. Virtuosic enough for the snobs, flashy enough for the proles.

[@jerryvivanco4352]

"There is NO guitar on this album"........... Damn right! Jan the man Hammer!!!!🎹🎵🎶🎼🎹

[@tarkus909]

Jan Hammer Group at its BEST ... live!

[@jerryvivanco4352]

Saw this tour!!! '77 San Bernardino Swing Auditorium, CA. F!#$%÷G AWESOME!!!!

[@donroberts1420]

@@jerryvivanco4352 Auckland NZ '77 as you say. They (4) did this material 1st half and then backed Jeff Beck 2nd half. Stunning performance all round. Jan showed a few locals his pickup setup for the Rhodes. separate eq control offboard for every single tine. Amazing sound for the time (pre midi of course) . synths all hard wired to the strap on keyboard which he virtually invented.( came to be known as keytar )

[@paxwallacejazz]

Yeah there is still that jazz fusion touch present and that well played yet naked group sound. And Jan's synth solos

[@elbecko7969]

Nice to hear Saunders' bass

[@joselares9031]

Stunning sound on Keyboard...¡¡¡ YEAH...

[@ogrebattle22763]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate this upload... considering the rarity of this album.... I just keep coming back to listen to this gem of an album again & again...

[@ogrebattle22763]

"Just For Fun" is mind blowing....

[@friotaiocht101]

Only released as a promo just for radio stations... what a damn shame....

[@prajnachan333]

Wow, a promotional live record. Done in 1977 the year he toured with Jeff Beck, well maybe 1976 then they were off to this. Awesome find.

[@charlesnolan7602]

A Great album! Glad I found it in the 1990's as an album!

[@541dose7]

All time great...

[@prutters]

I´ve got this album:) Great stuff..!

[@erikheddergott5514]

Thanks for uploading.

[@tarkus909]

great find! made my day happy

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very well...........................................................

[@stefanredin854]

Awesome! 👍👊

[@EmilioGarcia-fr5po]

You dudes are the best. Keep up the good work

[@s0ncek]

nice

[@mattyust6127]

My least favorite part of this album is when it’s over!!

[@christiancoulomb7770]

WOAW

[@markrobinson8410]

That's some mean bass tone

[@EmilioGarcia-fr5po]

If any musicians in the NY Astoria area play stuff like this let's do it. I'm a drummer

[@jiyujizai]

😃💙🏵️🍀

[@owenmcgee8496]

I like some jan hammer melodies but oddly his album melodies is not so notable for them. his bands c.1976-c.1982 didn't work imho because it was all centred on a vocalist and lyrics. there's 1st 7 days, then there's MV and after, but in between....oh dear, for the most part. he could play in bands, sure. added good solos to lots of people's work. but solo and composing instrumental tunes...that's when he's at his best.

[@541dose7]

100.... What I want to know is what the f**** does he have in his vault..... 110 shows on the 2 are with Jeff back and only a couple live recordings out there and only 1 or 2 are good quality

[@jerryvivanco4898]

Sorry dude.....WAY wrong on this 1!!!!!!!!🎼🎼🎼🎹🎹🎹🎵🎼🎹🎻🎵🎻🎵🎼

[@prajnachan333]

Man, you guys speak in code I can't make any sense of. Everything he plays is melodies.

[@michaeldavis9488]

Their live performances really show their spontaneity unlike the studio versions. They are very different in both sound & performance. I'm not saying one is better than the other - just different. The first thing you noticed at this performance is their live sound/playing and the ambience of the small crowd (I saw him at the Roxy and they performed Manic Depression that was unbelievable. Just phenomenal & that will be with me forever.) This does not sound like an arena but a small venue. Great recording. Thank you very much!!