Mr. Hands (album)

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Mr. Hands
Mr. Hands cover
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released 1980
Recorded 1980
Genre Jazz fusion
Professional reviews
Herbie Hancock chronology
Monster
(1980)		 Mr. Hands
(1980)		 Herbie Hancock Trio
(1981)

Mr. Hands is the thirtieth album by Herbie Hancock.

[edit] About The Album

This album features the late Jaco Pastorius on the track "4 A.M.", plus an all synthesizer song "Textures" performed entirely by Hancock. "Shiftless Shuffle" features all five members of The Headhunters quintet that appeared on Hancock's 1973 album Head Hunters, including the quintet's original drummer Harvey Mason. This album was the first album that Hancock, used a computer (the Apple 2) in performing songs. He would continue his relationship with Apple Computer for many more years.

An outright overlooked album when it was released, this would be the last electric outing of "straight" electric jazz from Hancock for some time. He was going to head into more R&B orientated, which would propel Hancock into the stratosphere.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Spiraling Prism - 6:25
  2. Calypso - 2:34
  3. Just Around the Corner - 7:36
  4. 4 A.M. - 5:23
  5. Shiftless Shuffle - 7:10
  6. Textures - 6:38

[edit] Personnel