JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP / LIVE (ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING) / Vinyl JEFF BECK WITH THE JAN HAMMER GROUP / LIVE (ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING)
Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group – Live (Mobile Fidelity 180g 33RPM LP)
An overlooked gem of the jazz-rock era, Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977) captures the electrifying interplay, high-wire improvisation, and joy of Beck’s 1976–77 tour. Backed by Hammer on keys, Tony “Thunder” Smith on drums, Fernando Saunders on bass, and Steve Kindler on violin, Beck delivers a set brimming with firepower and chemistry — from the horn-like frenzy of “Freeway Jam” to the reggae-infused “She’s a Woman” and the fusion fireworks of “Blue Wind.”
Sourced from the original master tapes and limited to just 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g LP presents the album in true audiophile quality for the first time. The remaster offers wide soundstaging, precise imaging, and deep dynamics that place each musician in their live stage positions, restoring the concert’s immediacy and energy.
A thrilling snapshot of Beck’s fearless fusion period, Live stands as both a document of virtuosity and a joyous testament to collaboration. This definitive pressing makes its long-overdue case as one of the great live albums of the ‘70s.