Jan Hammer (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɦamɛr]) (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s program, Miami Vice. He has continued to work as both a musical performer and producer, expanding to producing film later in his career.

Hammer has collaborated with some of the era's most influential 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.

His compositions have won him several Grammy Awards.

Jan Hammer - The First Seven Days

Label: Nemperor Records - NE 432

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Presswell Pressing.

Country: US

Released: 1975

Genre: Electronic, Jazz

Style: Future Jazz, Experimental, Ambient

Tracklist

A1Darknesss / Earth In Search Of A Sun

A2Light / Sun

A3Oceans And Continents

A4Fourth Day -- Plants And Trees

B1The Animals

B2Sixth Day -- The People

B3The Seventh Day

Credits

Composed By - Jan Hammer

Congas, Percussion - David Earle Johnson (tracks: B1, B2)

Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog, Oberheim, Freeman String, Digital Sequencer], Mellotron, Drums, Percussion - Jan Hammer

Producer, Engineer - Jan Hammer

Violin - Steve Kindler (tracks: A2, B1 to B3)

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