Released 1975 Artist Jan Hammer Producer Jan Hammer Genres Jazz fusion, Acid jazz | The First Seven Days (1975) Oh Yeah? (1976) Release date 1975 Genres Jazz, Pop | |
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Recorded 1975; Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York Label Nemperor Records/Atlantic Records Similar Jan Hammer albums, Jazz albums | ||
The First Seven Days is an album recorded by jazz musician Jan Hammer in 1975. It features extensive use of synthesizers, including the synthesized "guitar" parts (as on his follow-up album, Oh Yeah?), with the record jacket stating, "For those concerned: there is no guitar on this album." it is considered one of the pioneering works of acid jazz. Other instruments used are grand piano, electric violin and percussion.
Contents
It is a musical telling of the Genesis creation story. The record jacket continues with "Assuming that each of these "days" lasted anywhere from one day to a hundred million years, the scientific and biblical views do meet in certain points. These points were the inspiration for this album, and, besides, they provided me with an excuse to write seven new pieces of music."
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Jan Hammer
(On the LP version, side 2 begins with track 5.)
- "Darkness/Earth in Search of a Sun" (4:30)
- "Light/Sun" (6:40)
- "Oceans and Continents" (6:14)
- "Fourth Day — Plants and Trees" (2:44)
- "The Animals" (6:09)
- "Sixth Day — the People" (7:11)
- "The Seventh Day" (6:08)
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Darkness/Earth In Search of a Sun4:35
2Light/Sun6:45
3Oceans and Continents6:19