Oh Yeah? (Jan Hammer album)

Oh Yeah? is an album recorded by jazz fusion musician Jan Hammer in 1976.

Oh Yeah?
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedRed Gate Studio, Kent, New York April 1976
GenreJazz fusion
Length41:32
LabelNemperor Records
ProducerJan Hammer
Jan Hammer chronology
The First Seven Days
(1975)
Oh Yeah?
(1976)
Melodies
(1977)

Track listing

  1. "Magical Dog" - (Hammer) (6:43)
  2. "One to One" - (Hammer, Tony Smith) (3:32)
  3. "Evolove" - (Rick Laird) (4:45)
  4. "Oh, Yeah?" - (Hammer, Fernando Saunders) (4:31)
  5. "Bambu Forest" - (Hammer, David Earle Johnson) (5:25)
  6. "Twenty One" - (Jerry Goodman, Hammer) (5:06)
  7. "Let the Children Grow" - (Hammer, Tony Smith) (4:50)
  8. "Red and Orange" - (Hammer) (6:43)

Personnel

  • Jan Hammer – electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Polymoog, Oberheim synthesizer, Oberheim Four Voice synthesizer, timbales, vocals
  • Steve Kindler – acoustic and electric violins, rhythm guitar
  • Fernando Saunders – bass, piccolo bass, vocals
  • Tony Smith – drums, lead vocals
  • David Earle Johnson (tracks 1-5, 8) – congas, percussion

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars and states "This is an album of fusion at its best. 'Magical Dog' and 'Red & Orange' are definitive statements.".[1]

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gollark: Wow.
gollark: I should probably have hit accept a bit sooner, ohwell™.
gollark: I can't AR though.
gollark: Can catch and have spaaaaace.

References

  1. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 92. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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