Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live

Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live
Live album by Jeff Beck , Jan Hammer
Publication (s)	1977
Label (s)	Epic Records
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	Blues rock , rock , fusion
Title (number)	7th
running time	44:05
occupation	Jeff Beck - guitar , bass , special effects Jan Hammer - Moog synthesizer , Oberheim synthesizer , piano , timbales , vocals on "Earth (Still Our Only Home)" Tony Thunder Smith - drums , vocals on "Full Moon Boogie". Fernando Saunders - bass, guitar on "She's a Woman" Steve Kindler - violin , string synthesizer on "Darkness" and guitar on "Blue Wind".
production	Jan Hammer
Studio (s)	Scorpio Sound Studios, London
chronology Wired (1976) Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live There & Back (1980)

Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live is a live album by Jeff Beck released in 1977 on Epic Records.

background

Jeff Beck in Amsterdam 1979

The album was recorded as part of Jeff Beck's tour promoting Wired . Beck was supported by the Fusion group around synthesizer player Jan Hammer . The exact dates and locations of the live recordings are not known. The tour began in June 1976 and ended in February 1977. 117 concerts were performed during the tour.

The A & R man Tom Werman suggested that the appearance at the Astor Theater in Reading , PA (August 31, 1976) gave the best shots. Beck mixed these recordings with others at the Allen Toussaint Studio in New Orleans .

Finally, Jan Hammer decided to mix the album himself with the support of Dennis Weinreich at Scorpio Sound Studios in London, England.

The stereo spectrum of this album corresponded to the stage set-up with the guitar positioned center-right, the keyboards center-left, violin right, and drums and bass in the center.

reception

William Ruhlmann wrote on Allmusic:

“This straightforward live souvenir combines songs from Blow by Blow and Wired , plus a few other things, and while it features typically fiery playing from Beck, the backup is a bit too heavy-handed and the occasional vocals (by Hammer and drummer Tony Smith ) are embarrassing. "

“This no-nonsense live souvenir brings together songs from Blow by Blow and Wired and a few other things, and while it usually features fiery playing from Beck, the backup is a bit clumsy and the occasional vocal interludes (from Hammer and drummer Tony Smith) are embarrassing. "

Album pieces

Side one

1. "Freeway Jam" ( Max Middleton ) - 7:21
2. "Earth (Still Our only Home)" ( Jan Hammer ) - 4:34
3. " She's a Woman " ( John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) - 4:25
4. "Full Moon Boogie" (Hammer, Jerry Goodman ) - 6:07

Side two

1. "Darkness / Earth in Search of a Sun" (Hammer) - 7:52
2. "Scatterbrain" ( Jeff Beck , Max Middleton ) - 7:26
3. "Blue Wind" (Hammer) - 6:20

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Jeff Beck Bulletin Issue # 17. Retrieved July 29, 2013 . 
2. ^ Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live, Review at allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2013 .