Jan Hammer's dad was a groomsman in my father in law's wedding in communist Czechoslovakia. Both doctors. They would talk about what an amazing musician Jan was as a young teen. Fortunately when Czechoslovakia briefly opened up in 1968 Jan was able to get out. The rest is rock history.
When the masters play, one can only shut up, listen , and learn. Speechless to witness the chemistry of these 2 when playing together. A rare treat. If only there would be more of this......
Jeff was 74 when this was recorded! Let that sink in. Growing musically every second, thrilling us and amazing us along the way. He was the greatest ever to play. Rest in peace fine sir
I just saw a Rick Beato vid talking about Jeff playing Cause We Ended at Ronnie Scott's. He said how old Jeff was then and I was shocked. I shouldn't have been. It made sense. But Jeff has always looked ageless. As is his artistry.
As soon as Jan touches the keys, THERE IS THAT SOUND. Saw Mr. Hammer back in the old Mahavishnu days. He pushed that band to another level and it was never the same after he left. As great as Chick or Barry Miles or any of those guys were, Jan is just in another league. My absolute favorite jazz/fusion keyboardist.
👍I'll go as far as saying Jan Hammer is my favorite MUSICIAN. I also saw the original Mahavishnu Orchestra back in '74 The Jeff Beck "Wired" tour, twice......and the Jan Hammer Group touring in support of the LP "Melodies".....
Such an awesome band! Jan and Jeff are magic. When we use the phrase "Gone to soon" Jeff is at the top of that list. What a great musician and taken from us far too early...Thank you Jan Hammer for sharing this great live track!
My eyes are filling up with tears watching & at the end, I am smiling. Jeff was so happy, jamming his heart out, the interaction with Jan is magical, the awesome band. I was fortunate to be at this show with my sister. We have seen Jeff 6 times together & walked out in awe of Jeff & his band every time. We are heartbroken over the loss of Jeff. Still can’t believe we won’t see or hear him again 😔💔❤️
This concert is so awesome!!! I saw jeff beck in the 3rd row left side, and when he finished I was the first to go YEAH! and he kind of jumped back, everyone else followed. RIP Jeff, Thanks for the MUSIC!
At the 2:44 through 2:48 time mark, that Old fellow geezer Beck flips the drummer a complimentary bird and a Mad Hatter grin. Damn I enjoy being as old as dirt. Our generation rocked the walls until they crumbled. That young drummer is tight and in the groove. Jan? What more does one need to say. The best synth leads on the block, from day one. This Czech can bounce.
Mr.Jeff Beck, give it up for the one and only , most influential Guitarist of our time, Jeff Shifts gears in his Hot Rods , like doing Burn Outs on the strings of a Strat.. and tuned upside down to Butte . Amazing, unbelievably Amazing Thank you for the Videos For Ever Missed , Speechless, Heart felt Sorrow , to the Family and Friends , R.I.P.🌹✝️ Mr. Jeff Beck Dearly Missed , Never forgotten ✝️
This was the album I discovered Jeff Beck. A DJ in Spokane kept playing this late at night. "There and Back" does not get the respect of his other work but I hear it and I am 12 again.
Mr Hammer , I want to thank You for all your Great Music over the years! Your work with Jeff Beck in the 70’s & 80’s takes me back a lifetime ago. Thank you !
At times I got to really watch the screen to see if it is really the guitar as the tone is so different - no one can pull different voices out of the guitar as Jeff Beck , he is so unusual and a pleasure to watch
A lot of doubling between the synth and guitar happening throughout. Hammer is a master of guitar-style licks. Probably the best ever. His apparently idle left hand is always subtly busy manipulating the pitch-bend and modulation controls to closely emulate the guitar stylings.
Jeff Beck was another selfless musician who surrounded himself with fantastic musicians in their own right. Great drummers, bass players, other guitarists and keyboard players. Just a pleasure watching him interact with others on stage.
No one can write these "action" songs like Jan Hammer!!! You can hear how much influence he had on Jeff Becks guitar playing. Even Miami Vice theme song is the coolest composition!
Jan Hammer has had a great career spanning back into the 70's starting with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Jan has played with the best in the world and collaborated with Jeff Beck, Neal Schon, Stanley Clark, to name a few, plus doing the music for Miami Vice. Jan Hammer is well known in the music industry. He has one problem. He's afraid of flying which has hindered him from touring a lot with a lot of bands including his own.. Jeff Beck has always spoken highly of Jan, saying that he influences his own playing. Checkout his website - pretty cool.
Jeff and his bands usually look like they're having a great time. They laugh and joke and tease each other, and generally stay loose while simultaneously being tight as a frog's ass. They also communicate with each other throughout a show, watching and listening and responding in real time.
I'm giddy....that was SENSATIONAL!!! Man, I never thought I'd hear the two of them play Star Cycle again. I listened to this all the time in the early and mid 80's. Jeff Beck is so on another level.....and gets better all the time...and he is what 75?
This is typical of JB's bands: tight as a frog's ass but _loose_ -- feeding off one another, smiling & laughing & teasing each other in a way only people can who are confident, relaxed, & enjoying working & playing together.
Folks, this tune is on Jeff Beck's There and Back album and advise you to check the entire album out. Jan and Jeff play so well together and love when they trade 4's, 8's & 16's, etc. ideas off each other.
Rest in peace Mr Beck. You have done more than your fair share of making the masses happy. The world misses you already. Love and peace from a fellow Englishman.
So, some guy walks out of the bowling alley across the street and starts jamming with Jeff Beck... There & Back was the first Jeff Beck LP I bought back in the 1980. I've loved Jan Hammer's playing since first "discovering" him on that album. Pure genius.
Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live became part of my forever-playlist /life-soundtrack the very first time I heard it back in the 70's.. Gave the original vinyl to my daughter last year(also a fan). She's 23, so an album is a kind of cool antique thing, It's a bit scratchy. I'm happy to say she plays the crap out of it. Anyway- still dig it, always will! Great music for the journey. Much gratitude to Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck. Another kick ass group of musos as always!
I was wandering around my favourite record store in 1980 and they were playing "There and Back". I bought it on the spot. Star Cycle on the album has Jan on drums, and he was outstanding. Of course Jeff was too. This live performance is great, but the album performance is "tight, tight, tight!!!"
This man made me be a good boy for a year so my dad got me a Roland D10. Jan is amazing and so is Jeff. This is the most amazing synth playing I have even witnessed. What talent !....the most amazing performance I have ever heard!
Thank you Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer for all you gave the world, saw these two at the Orpheum in Boston around '77 incredible show, of course Jan was on a Moog at the time, maybe why he blacks out the Korg name, don't get them free why advertise the brand! Now rest those fingers now Mr. Beck, we all love you!
Thank you for posting this! Love the drummer! I don't know if he inspires me or makes me want to quit ! Please watch Jonathan Joseph on other videos, absolutely amazing ! People should listen to Jan Hammer's early recordings especially the ECM stuff ! We are so lucky to have heard Jan Hammer in our lifetime! I will never forget the Detroit show with Jan, Al Di Meola ,Steve Gadd, Mingo Lewis !! Crazy town !!!
Terry Bozzio is phenomenal. What an ending to this jam. I filmed Jeff Beck in a trio with Bozzio and Hymas at The Greek in 2003. From about 15 rows back in the orchestra on Bozzio’s side of the stage. It used to be on UA-cam somewhere and featured some amazing close ups of him playing out the finale of Blue Wind near the end of their show. I like the material played on this tour better than 2003, but many of the highlights were pretty similar. RIP Jeff Beck. The best overall of The famous Yardbirds guitarists. Or at least the one who really developed his signature style and sound beyond the others and remained consistent with his brand of mostly instrumental rock/fusion songs and jams.
Unreal .. . I saw these 2 in Brisbane Australia in the late 70s … they were both surreal and unreal then … in any era f.’ing unbelievably good and both play like there’s nothing to it :) … for them that’s got to be true
Likewise - I saw that same tour in Sydney, February 77 at the Hordern Pavilion- Beck and Hammer brilliant and I believe Beck joined Trower on-stage at Trower's show in Sydney Feb 77😊🎹🎸
Still Hurts so bad. There is nobody that meant what Jeff meant to me. The world is not the same. The joy he brought to my life with is playing immeasurable. He was so great yet so humble and funny. I Miss him every day
A very lot are technically way better - J-Beck was/is always overrated. 50%+ of his performances based on using all kinds equipment technic/special noisy sounds/effects and top mixing. Rest is common oldschool blues/rock-scales and chords, not very progressive. He always takes top guest musicans with better musical skills than he has, most songs are old covers so you can`t do antything wrong or take a risk. But have to say he is/was a very good bandleader and knows how to arrange old stuff and modernize it.
@carsten manz: your opinion is blown to atom by the opinions of every signifiuant guitarist from Hendrix to McLaughlin, and practically every musician who was privileged to work with JB. You are a pathetic litle troll with negative musical taste, knowledge, or sophistication, & the best thing you can do for the benefit of those of us who can distinguish between the magic of JB & the dross of 95% of the _other_ guitarists of the past _sixty years_ ls crawl back under your rock & STF up.
Love you, Jan. You've been an inspiration since before I got my first sequencer - Emile Tobenfeld's (Dr. T) KCS for a C64. And my first MIDI board - a Sequential Six Trax. Your long association with my personal guitar GOAT (may he rock in peace) is icing on the cake. An original press shot of you from the MV days hangs in my studio next to a shot of you, Jeff, and David Gilmour. Your work has brought me much joy and motivation over decades. I am most sincerely grateful. (I'd not seen this video until today. There And Back is the most underrated JB album in the catalog. Your presence lifts it up. Does anybody NOT think you outplayed Al on Cruisin? Just sayin. One last thing - I typically credit Yes's Close to the Edge as literally having changed the course of my life. But coming home with The First Seven Days - hearing the first minutes was another dart to the heart of what the future could be. Enough. Thank you.)
The more I watch & listen to this, the more I belleve that if it doesn't double your heart rate and send chills down your spine there's a high likelihood that you're dead. It's even better in the MP3 I have: Rhonda's bass is further forward, and the dynamics are much better.
Back when musical superheroes dominated the concert venues and radio airwaves.. There was Jan with either Jeff Beck, Al Dimeola or Johnny Mac,... An incredible musical genius that inspired and influenced so many of us.. So awesome to see/hear this reunion!!!!!!!
Wow & great reaction from JB to Johnathan Joseph’s absurdly great fill. Jan Hammer is the grooviest square-looking musician I’ve ever seen. What a treat!
The pure joy on Jan and Jeff's faces is awesome! I was thankful to see Jeff a number of times. I wish could have seen Jan too. And that song, every time I watch this video, gives me the chills! Great band too! Jonathan kicked ass on the Drums. I miss Jeff. ♥
In most of the video I've seen of Jeff's concerts - and that's _a lot_ -- all of the musicians look like they'd rather be there than anyplace else. The joy & the communilation among the players is unlike anything else I've seen. One thing that's usually overlooked in comparison w/other guitariets - - esp. to Clapton and Page -- is the fact that Jeff was, in addition to being one of the greatest guitarists of all time, a _phenomenal_ band leader. He had an unerring eye for exceptional talent, regamdles of age, gender, race, or any other _incidental & irrelevant_ consideration, & he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had the honor & great fortune to play with him.
In most of the video I've seen of Jeff's concerts - and that's _a lot_ -- all of the musicians look like they'd rather be there than anyplace else. The joy & the communilation among the players is unlike anything else I've seen. One thing that's usually overlooked in comparison w/other guitariets - - esp. to Clapton and Page -- is the fact that Jeff was, in addition to being one of the greatest guitarists of all time, a _phenomenal_ band leader. He had an unerring eye for exceptional talent, regamdles of age, gender, race, or any other _incidental & irrelevant_ consideration, & he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had the honor & great fortune to play with him.
Such a natural fit that it seems like they were always meant to be together! (Of course, Jeff could play anything, but this sounds like he came home.) BTW, the blonde on the Tele is Carmen Vandenberg of Bones UK, an excellent lead guitarist in her own right. Jeff saw their potential and took them under his wing, bringing them out on tour. I have Jeff to thank for introducing them to me when I saw their vocalist, Rosie Bones, guest on one of his songs. Remember how cool the White Stripes were like, say, 15 or 20 years ago? That's Bones UK right now. Thanks, Jeff! You weren't just an amazing musician; you were a gift to music!
I've been on the planet for the last 65 years...seen you guys when you played at Memorial Drive in South Australia way back,,,, the clip is so wonderful on a lot of levels...cheers from down under.
Backed the Jeff Beck Group on two consecutive nights in the Victoria Hall Selkirk i the Scottish Borders and the next night at Carlisle Corn Exchange in 1968!! Jeff on lead, Rod Stewart on song and Ronn Wood on bass. Magic!!!!
Jan Hammer's dad was a groomsman in my father in law's wedding in communist Czechoslovakia. Both doctors. They would talk about what an amazing musician Jan was as a young teen. Fortunately when Czechoslovakia briefly opened up in 1968 Jan was able to get out. The rest is rock history.
Wow! What a great history!
@@Rothschildpobretao I know it’s crazy.
When the masters play, one can only shut up, listen , and learn. Speechless to witness the chemistry of these 2 when playing together. A rare treat. If only there would be more of this......
@Brad I know ..... what a tragedy......
Something tells me you never shut up.
Agree Beck Mahavishnu Duke Clarke Corea RTF Weather Report best of the best ! Add Santana and Larry Coryell Alphonse Mouzon untouchable!
Jeff was 74 when this was recorded! Let that sink in. Growing musically every second, thrilling us and amazing us along the way. He was the greatest ever to play. Rest in peace fine sir
Agree 100% he goes from the riff to the melody to the rhythm without missing a beat! A quick one while you’re away…..
I just saw a Rick Beato vid talking about Jeff playing Cause We Ended at Ronnie Scott's. He said how old Jeff was then and I was shocked. I shouldn't have been. It made sense. But Jeff has always looked ageless. As is his artistry.
That drummer of Jan's..... Goodness what a band .
As soon as Jan touches the keys, THERE IS THAT SOUND. Saw Mr. Hammer back in the old Mahavishnu days. He pushed that band to another level and it was never the same after he left. As great as Chick or Barry Miles or any of those guys were, Jan is just in another league. My absolute favorite jazz/fusion keyboardist.
👍I'll go as far as saying Jan Hammer is my favorite MUSICIAN.
I also saw the original Mahavishnu Orchestra back in '74
The Jeff Beck "Wired" tour, twice......and the
Jan Hammer Group
touring in support of the LP "Melodies".....
Saw Mahavishnu live in Paris, another musical level, plus great Billy Cobham.
HEAR HEAR from somewhat south of the north pole. That man has his own brand of cool on a level where no one even dares to sound inspired by him!
FAX
Such an awesome band! Jan and Jeff are magic. When we use the phrase "Gone to soon" Jeff is at the top of that list. What a great musician and taken from us far too early...Thank you Jan Hammer for sharing this great live track!
My eyes are filling up with tears watching & at the end, I am smiling. Jeff was so happy, jamming his heart out, the interaction with Jan is magical, the awesome band. I was fortunate to be at this show with my sister. We have seen Jeff 6 times together & walked out in awe of Jeff & his band every time. We are heartbroken over the loss of Jeff. Still can’t believe we won’t see or hear him again 😔💔❤️
Everything here is incredible. What an assemblage of talent. I can't believe Jeff Beck is gone. RIP to the best ever.
An era of music with 2 of the best 🎸🎹 players ever. Nothing today will ever come close ‼️👍
Jeff and Jan are a perfect match! The live album in the 70s with them sparing together is a classic.
Seriously. It's like they're musical mirror images of each other.
Yes!! Blow By Blow, Wired and then Live Wired!!! Sweet.
There and Back is a grossly underrated album, imo. Everyone knows The Pump from Risky Business, and many know this song but the whole album is great.
This concert is so awesome!!! I saw jeff beck in the 3rd row left side, and when he finished I was the first to go YEAH! and he kind of jumped back, everyone else followed. RIP Jeff, Thanks for the MUSIC!
There will never be another JEFF BECK
EXACTLY.....🎸🎸🎸🌿🌿🌿
There will never be another of ANYONE on that stage!
Jan Hammer has his signature sound on all of his unique compositions. This is one of them.
I love Jan Hammer. Actually I love both these musicians.
Happy birthday Jan Hammer, keep on jamming!
At the 2:44 through 2:48 time mark, that Old fellow geezer Beck flips the drummer a complimentary bird and a Mad Hatter grin. Damn I enjoy being as old as dirt. Our generation rocked the walls until they crumbled. That young drummer is tight and in the groove. Jan? What more does one need to say. The best synth leads on the block, from day one. This Czech can bounce.
index finger...
@@leonardtunstad3884 Initial Index with the bird shortly following. Hit the slow mo and you'll see it mate. Cheers.
The compliment of course, was because of that nice drumroll that the drummer played to perfection.
@@paulturnet4572 Indeed, Paul.
I had never noticed that before, but now I will see it and laugh every time!
This takes me back to a time when musicianship and creativity were at its peak among players who were on their game. Listen to these guys kill it!!
Prog rock heaven.
Freeway jam is excellent
Mr.Jeff Beck, give it up for the one and only , most influential Guitarist of our time, Jeff Shifts gears in his Hot Rods , like doing Burn Outs on the strings of a Strat.. and tuned upside down to Butte .
Amazing, unbelievably Amazing
Thank you for the Videos
For Ever Missed , Speechless, Heart felt Sorrow , to the Family and Friends ,
R.I.P.🌹✝️ Mr. Jeff Beck
Dearly Missed , Never forgotten ✝️
Jeff Beck + Jan Hammer = the dynamic duo of music 🎸 🎹 🔥
So sad.....
Beck and Hammer
Felder and Walsh
Clapton and Whitlock
best duos in all of music
This was the album I discovered Jeff Beck. A DJ in Spokane kept playing this late at night. "There and Back" does not get the respect of his other work but I hear it and I am 12 again.
There And Back will forever be thee most magical Jeff Beck album
Mr Hammer , I want to thank You for all your Great Music over the years! Your work with Jeff Beck in the 70’s & 80’s takes me back a lifetime ago. Thank you !
At times I got to really watch the screen to see if it is really the guitar as the tone is so different - no one can pull different voices out of the guitar as Jeff Beck , he is so unusual and a pleasure to watch
it's the surface area of the thumb. That and the strat... that is a large part of it. Mastering it all.. well. Different story.
And Jan Hammer can make a synth sound like a guitar.
A lot of doubling between the synth and guitar happening throughout. Hammer is a master of guitar-style licks. Probably the best ever. His apparently idle left hand is always subtly busy manipulating the pitch-bend and modulation controls to closely emulate the guitar stylings.
Jeff Beck was another selfless musician who surrounded himself with fantastic musicians in their own right. Great drummers, bass players, other guitarists and keyboard players. Just a pleasure watching him interact with others on stage.
Bacterial infection ? Wtf Jeff
All Hail the grand master of cool ness and guitar sweetness
No one can write these "action" songs like Jan Hammer!!! You can hear how much influence he had on Jeff Becks guitar playing. Even Miami Vice theme song is the coolest composition!
I can watch Jeff Beck turn notes into golden nuggets for hours on end - and I often do. RIP you fucking amazing world talent.
Probably the best gitarrist ever... not the fastest... but great on any note. Listening to him since 1977... Respect!
LOVE JAN'S SEQUENCERS!!!!
IT REALLY IS ABOUT TIME THAT JAN HAMMER PROMOTES HIMSELF. I THINK HIS NAME SHOULD BE MAINSTREAM.
JAN HAMMER IS DA MAN!
THIS VERSION IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL, A LITTLE BIT SLOWER IN TEMPO........... BUT OH, SO WONDERFUL!!!!! I'M REALLY DIGGING IT!
Soo good to see him on a stage again!!
Jan Hammer has had a great career spanning back into the 70's starting with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Jan has played with the best in the world and collaborated with Jeff Beck, Neal Schon, Stanley Clark, to name a few, plus doing the music for Miami Vice. Jan Hammer is well known in the music industry. He has one problem. He's afraid of flying which has hindered him from touring a lot with a lot of bands including his own.. Jeff Beck has always spoken highly of Jan, saying that he influences his own playing. Checkout his website - pretty cool.
Jupp! Jan Hammer is the hammer!
he does pretty well, scoring so many shows and movies. This is a pay cut. Believe me
I'm 2 years late to this party!!
Glad I finally showed up!!
Pretty funky for a couple of old geezers.
The whole band are clearly having a great time.
Jeff and his bands usually look like they're having a great time. They laugh and joke and tease each other, and generally stay loose while simultaneously being tight as a frog's ass. They also communicate with each other throughout a show, watching and listening and responding in real time.
A marriage made in Heaven. The soundtrack of my youth. So much to love, I never tire of these two legendary geniuses jamming with 🔥.
I'm giddy....that was SENSATIONAL!!! Man, I never thought I'd hear the two of them play Star Cycle again. I listened to this all the time in the early and mid 80's. Jeff Beck is so on another level.....and gets better all the time...and he is what 75?
So awesome to see musicians having such a great time playing together.
This is typical of JB's bands: tight as a frog's ass but _loose_ -- feeding off one another, smiling & laughing & teasing each other in a way only people can who are confident, relaxed, & enjoying working & playing together.
Folks, this tune is on Jeff Beck's There and Back album and advise you to check the entire album out. Jan and Jeff play so well together and love when they trade 4's, 8's & 16's, etc. ideas off each other.
It's an awesome album, with some great drumming by Simon Phillips
How can this not have 1M views, at least? My gawd...
Rest in peace Mr Beck. You have done more than your fair share of making the masses happy. The world misses you already. Love and peace from a fellow Englishman.
It's great to see Yan and Jeff having so much fun.
More impressed each time I watch.
Two Legends always and forever
.🎶👁️👃👁️🎵
Not enuff said
Tru dat!
How can Jeff Beck memorize the notes without reading notes??? Amazing
This could not have been any better...went to the show and didn't know Jan was gonna be there...dream show
WOW!! What a great bunch of musicians! MAGIC!
Insane, fabulous!
🎼🔥✨RHONDA SMITH✨🔥
~and~
🔥✨JONATHAN JOSEPH✨🔥
Much love, thanks & respect...
Be well,
Fox🌬💨🔥🎵🔥🎶🔥✨🕶
RIP Jeff Beck from Italy.
So, some guy walks out of the bowling alley across the street and starts jamming with Jeff Beck...
There & Back was the first Jeff Beck LP I bought back in the 1980. I've loved Jan Hammer's playing since first "discovering" him on that album. Pure genius.
And for MANY years, I thought Simon Phillips played drums on Star Cycle. I was wrong, it was Jan! WTF!? LOVE IT STILL.
Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live became part of my forever-playlist /life-soundtrack the very first time I heard it back in the 70's.. Gave the original vinyl to my daughter last year(also a fan). She's 23, so an album is a kind of cool antique thing, It's a bit scratchy. I'm happy to say she plays the crap out of it. Anyway- still dig it, always will! Great music for the journey. Much gratitude to Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck. Another kick ass group of musos as always!
HOLY CRAP!!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!
Dude, it blows my mind!
You should hear the original!
@@overrooftops I have. I had There and Back on 8 track
Wish I was there .. . .
Its always nice to watch a guitarist go through a full set of tubes one song !!
I was wandering around my favourite record store in 1980 and they were playing "There and Back". I bought it on the spot. Star Cycle on the album has Jan on drums, and he was outstanding. Of course Jeff was too. This live performance is great, but the album performance is "tight, tight, tight!!!"
This man made me be a good boy for a year so my dad got me a Roland D10. Jan is amazing and so is Jeff. This is the most amazing synth playing I have even witnessed. What talent !....the most amazing performance I have ever heard!
Hmmmm, My initial comment was not the whole truth...what a band!
What is the keyboard he's using there?
Thank you Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer for all you gave the world, saw these two at the Orpheum in Boston around '77 incredible show, of course Jan was on a Moog at the time, maybe why he blacks out the Korg name, don't get them free why advertise the brand! Now rest those fingers now Mr. Beck, we all love you!
These two legends seem to be having a time of their lives -
Jan Hammer as well as Jeff Beck still had it in 2016!!
Joy through brilliance.
Thank you for posting this! Love the drummer! I don't know if he inspires me or makes me want to quit ! Please watch Jonathan Joseph on other videos, absolutely amazing ! People should listen to Jan Hammer's early recordings especially the ECM stuff ! We are so lucky to have heard Jan Hammer in our lifetime! I will never forget the Detroit show with Jan, Al Di Meola ,Steve Gadd, Mingo Lewis !! Crazy town !!!
The magic between the two is Still there.
Terry Bozzio is phenomenal. What an ending to this jam.
I filmed Jeff Beck in a trio with Bozzio and Hymas at The Greek in 2003. From about 15 rows back in the orchestra on Bozzio’s side of the stage. It used to be on UA-cam somewhere and featured some amazing close ups of him playing out the finale of Blue Wind near the end of their show.
I like the material played on this tour better than 2003, but many of the highlights were pretty similar.
RIP Jeff Beck. The best overall of The famous Yardbirds guitarists.
Or at least the one who really developed his signature style and sound beyond the others and remained consistent with his brand of mostly instrumental rock/fusion songs and jams.
Great tune, great performance, and the mix is excellent. And my god, Carmen Vandenberg is just so beautiful! And she plays the instrument well too!
Ladies and Gentlemen feast your eyes on Jan Hammer. That's what peak musicianship looks like.
Unreal .. . I saw these 2 in Brisbane Australia in the late 70s … they were both surreal and unreal then … in any era f.’ing unbelievably good and both play like there’s nothing to it :) … for them that’s got to be true
YEAH same here mate i think Robin Trower was on the Monday night and JEFF was on the Wednesday same week..Festival Hall.
Likewise - I saw that same tour in Sydney, February 77 at the Hordern Pavilion- Beck and Hammer brilliant and I believe Beck joined Trower on-stage at Trower's show in Sydney Feb 77😊🎹🎸
Jan Hammer - a masterful composer with the ultimate guitar master Jeff Beck. Even Clapton said nobody played like him. #RIPJefBeck
Saw Jan every time he came to Detroit with all the groups- all supremely focused and transcendental!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer, best guitar piece in the History of guitar..We love you from India.
Absolutely wonderful....from my all-time favourite Jeff Beck album too 😎👍🎸
The keyboard lick at 5:00 minutes in is FREAKIN' GOLDEN!
Absolutely sick riff. The way he plays over the changes is inspiring.
Wow!.... Da treffen zwei absolute musikalische Genies aufeinander! Der Sound ist einfach genial!.... 🎸🎹🔊🔊🔊🔊👍👍👍👍👍
Still Hurts so bad. There is nobody that meant what Jeff meant to me. The world is not the same. The joy he brought to my life with is playing immeasurable. He was so great yet so humble and funny. I Miss him every day
SO good. Nobody else like them. RIP Jeff.
A very lot are technically way better - J-Beck was/is always overrated. 50%+ of his performances based on using all kinds equipment technic/special noisy sounds/effects and top mixing. Rest is common oldschool blues/rock-scales and chords, not very progressive. He always takes top guest musicans with better musical skills than he has, most songs are old covers so you can`t do antything wrong or take a risk. But have to say he is/was a very good bandleader and knows how to arrange old stuff and modernize it.
@@carstenmanz302 what an absolute loser you are.
@carsten manz: your opinion is blown to atom by the opinions of every signifiuant guitarist from Hendrix to McLaughlin, and practically every musician who was privileged to work with JB.
You are a pathetic litle troll with negative musical taste, knowledge, or sophistication, & the best thing you can do for the benefit of those of us who can distinguish between the magic of JB & the dross of 95% of the _other_ guitarists of the past _sixty years_ ls crawl back under your rock & STF up.
Jeff your da best for me, nothing else i salute you...👍
That silent band 'banter' at 2:47 is priceless! Brilliant sense of humour...
I'm learning guitar and I've loved Jeff since the 70s. He's got the most incredible right hand. It sets him apart.
Fabulous and fantastic, thanks, good time for you
Love you, Jan. You've been an inspiration since before I got my first sequencer - Emile Tobenfeld's (Dr. T) KCS for a C64. And my first MIDI board - a Sequential Six Trax. Your long association with my personal guitar GOAT (may he rock in peace) is icing on the cake. An original press shot of you from the MV days hangs in my studio next to a shot of you, Jeff, and David Gilmour. Your work has brought me much joy and motivation over decades. I am most sincerely grateful. (I'd not seen this video until today. There And Back is the most underrated JB album in the catalog. Your presence lifts it up. Does anybody NOT think you outplayed Al on Cruisin? Just sayin. One last thing - I typically credit Yes's Close to the Edge as literally having changed the course of my life. But coming home with The First Seven Days - hearing the first minutes was another dart to the heart of what the future could be. Enough. Thank you.)
The more I watch & listen to this, the more I belleve that if it doesn't double your heart rate and send chills down your spine there's a high likelihood that you're dead. It's even better in the MP3 I have: Rhonda's bass is further forward, and the dynamics are much better.
Can´t get better than this!!!
Mind blowing in1981...........more so now.
I wish they do a new album together 😊
As a musician, Jeff Beck has inspired me endlessly. One of a kind.
Some of Jan's solo albums on ECM.. are amazing too he's an an amazing composer..
Yes!!!! "Timeless" with guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Jack Dejohnette
ECM 1975
Top shelf.
Back when musical superheroes dominated the concert venues and radio airwaves.. There was Jan with either Jeff Beck, Al Dimeola or Johnny Mac,... An incredible musical genius that inspired and influenced so many of us.. So awesome to see/hear this reunion!!!!!!!
I was so enthralled by this that I watched for 2 minutes before I remembered the Jeff is gone
great drummer
一流のプレーヤーが別の一流のプレーヤーと絡む、この演奏は素晴らしい。それに楽しそうですね。
Despite all the tributes in his name, this is the way I want to remember my #1 guitar hero Jeff Beck. 😎🎸
Wow
& great reaction from JB to Johnathan Joseph’s absurdly great fill.
Jan Hammer is the grooviest square-looking musician I’ve ever seen.
What a treat!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The pure joy on Jan and Jeff's faces is awesome! I was thankful to see Jeff a number of times. I wish could have seen Jan too. And that song, every time I watch this video, gives me the chills!
Great band too! Jonathan kicked ass on the Drums.
I miss Jeff. ♥
In most of the video I've seen of Jeff's concerts - and that's _a lot_ -- all of the musicians look like they'd rather be there than anyplace else. The joy & the communilation among the players is unlike anything else I've seen.
One thing that's usually overlooked in comparison w/other guitariets - - esp. to Clapton and Page -- is the fact that Jeff was, in addition to being one of the greatest guitarists of all time, a _phenomenal_ band leader. He had an unerring eye for exceptional talent, regamdles of age, gender, race, or any other _incidental & irrelevant_ consideration, & he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had the honor & great fortune to play with him.
In most of the video I've seen of Jeff's concerts - and that's _a lot_ -- all of the musicians look like they'd rather be there than anyplace else. The joy & the communilation among the players is unlike anything else I've seen.
One thing that's usually overlooked in comparison w/other guitariets - - esp. to Clapton and Page -- is the fact that Jeff was, in addition to being one of the greatest guitarists of all time, a _phenomenal_ band leader. He had an unerring eye for exceptional talent, regamdles of age, gender, race, or any other _incidental & irrelevant_ consideration, & he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had the honor & great fortune to play with him.
@@JAP42 Very well stated, and I never thought of that before. Even at all his shows I've seen.
Two of the greatest musicians that ever lived
Holy shit this made me smile.
All that can be said is Wow!Love this!🥂💙
Why am I just now discovering this?! Two huge icons together!!!
Such a natural fit that it seems like they were always meant to be together! (Of course, Jeff could play anything, but this sounds like he came home.)
BTW, the blonde on the Tele is Carmen Vandenberg of Bones UK, an excellent lead guitarist in her own right. Jeff saw their potential and took them under his wing, bringing them out on tour. I have Jeff to thank for introducing them to me when I saw their vocalist, Rosie Bones, guest on one of his songs. Remember how cool the White Stripes were like, say, 15 or 20 years ago? That's Bones UK right now. Thanks, Jeff! You weren't just an amazing musician; you were a gift to music!
I've been on the planet for the last 65 years...seen you guys when you played at Memorial Drive in South Australia way back,,,, the clip is so wonderful on a lot of levels...cheers from down under.
Simply : race of The Giants !
I was at this concert, one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Even got to see the Reverend Billy G. in “Holly..wo…o.od”. R.I.P. Jeff
Backed the Jeff Beck Group on two consecutive nights in the Victoria Hall Selkirk i the Scottish Borders and the next night at Carlisle Corn Exchange in 1968!! Jeff on lead, Rod Stewart on song and Ronn Wood on bass. Magic!!!!
BadAss keyboards from the Jan....
As soon as the keyboard riff starts, I feel myself full of expectations that something exciting is going to happen in an unpredictable way.
boy that got my blood pumpin'! you guys are effortless together, like all that time just melted away.
Though their music does not need visual interpretation, the faces of the two when looking to each other in the flow opens my heart even more!
AMAZING !!!!!