# Jan Hammer discography

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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US NA | US | GER | UK |
| The Jan Hammer Trio Malma Maliny | Released: 1968 Label: MPS Records Note: (re-released in 1976 as Make Love) | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer Like Children | Released: 1974 Label: Nemperor / Sony | — | 150 | — | — |
| Jan Hammer The First Seven Days | Released: 1975 Label: Nemperor / Sony | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Group Oh Yeah? | Released: 1976 Label: Nemperor / Sony | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Group Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live | Released: 1977 Label: Epic | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Group Melodies | Released: 1977 Label: Nemperor / Sony | — | — | — | — |
| Hammer Black Sheep | Released: 1978 Label: Elektra / Asylum | — | — | — | — |
| Hammer Hammer | Released: 1979 Label: Elektra / Asylum | — | — | — | — |
| David Earle Johnson with Jan Hammer Hip Address | Released: 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Schon and Jan Hammer Untold Passion | Released: November 1981 Label: Columbia | — | 115 | — | — |
| Neal Schon and Jan Hammer Here to Stay | Released: December 1982 Label: Columbia | — | 122 | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Miami Vice | Released: 1985 Label: MCA | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer The Early Years | Released: 1986 Label: Nemperor / Sony | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Escape from Television | Released: 1987 Label: MCA | — | — | 14 | 34 |
| Jan Hammer Snapshots | Released: 1989 Label: MCA | — | — | 44 | — |
| Jan Hammer Police Quest 3 Soundtrack (PC game) | Released: 1991 Label: Sierra | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer BEYOND The Mind's Eye | Released: 1992 Label: Miramar / MCA | 14 | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Drive | Released: 1994 Label: Miramar | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Snapshots 1.2 | Released: 2000 Label: One Way | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Miami Vice: The Complete Collection | Released: 2002 Label: One Way | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer The First Seven Days | Released: 2003, remastered Label: Columbia/Legacy | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer The Best of Miami Vice | Released: 2004 Label: Reality Records | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Hammer Black 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" Soundtrack | Released: 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album | Soundtrack |
| Year | Song | US | US A/C | CHE | GER | AUS | NLD | BE | NZ | UK | Album | Soundtrack |
| 1976 | "Oh, Yeah?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oh, Yeah? | — |
| 1977 | "Too Much to Lose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melodies | — |
| 1977 | "Don't You Know" (Jan Hammer Group) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melodies | — |
| 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 | Escape from Television | Miami Vice II |
| 1987 | "Tubbs and Valerie" | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 84 | Escape from Television | Miami Vice: The Complete Collection |
| 1987 | "Forever Tonight" | — | — | — | 62 | — | 74 | — | — | — | Escape from Television | — |
| 1988 | "The Runner" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | Snapshots | — |
| 1989 | "Eurocops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Snapshots | — |
| 1990 | "Chancer" (TV theme) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | "Crockett's Theme 1991" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — |
| 1993 | "Seeds of Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beyond the Mind's Eye | — |
| 1993 | "Midnight" (CD single) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beyond the Mind's Eye | — |
| "—" 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 and 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 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 Harvey Mason (Arista):
* Earth Mover (1975) – keyboards (Mini Moog)
With Lenny White (Nemperor):
* Big City (1977) – keyboards
With John Abercrombie (ECM):
* Timeless (recorded 1974, released 1975) – organ, synth, piano
* Night (1984) – keyboards
With The Freelance Hellraiser (Sony/BMG):
* Waiting for Clearance (2006) – keyboards
With Tommy Bolin (Atlantic):
* Teaser (1975) – keyboards, drums
* From the Archives Vol. 1 (1996) – keyboards
With Elvin Jones
* Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971) – piano
* Mr. Jones (Blue Note, 1972) – piano
* The Prime Element (Blue Note, 1973) – keyboards
* Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain" (PM, 1975) – keyboards
With Jeremy Steig
* Energy (Capitol, 1971)
* Fusion (Groove Merchant, 1972)
With Glen Moore (Elektra):
* Introducing Glen Moore (1978) – drums (with Glen Moore - double bass & piano, David Darling - cello, Zbigniew Seifert - violin)
With Steve Grossman (PM Records):
* Some Shapes to Come (1974) – Electric piano and moog synthesizer
* Terra Firma (1977) - Electric piano and moog synthesizer
With Joni Mitchell (Asylum):
* Mingus (1979) – Mini Moog
With Tony Williams (Columbia):
* The Joy of Flying (1979) – keyboards
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 Charlie Mariano (MPS):
* Helen 12 Trees (1976) – keyboards (with Charlie Mariano - saxes & nagaswaram, Zbigniew Seifert - violin, John Marshall - drums, Jack Bruce - bass)
With Yoshiaki Masuo (Electric Bird/King):
* Finger Dancing / Yoshiaki Masuo with Jan Hammer (Recorded 1980) – Oberheim, Minimoog, Yamaha CP70