Mr. Hands (album)

Mr. Hands is the twenty-fourth album by Herbie Hancock. It features Jaco Pastorius on the track "4 A.M.," plus an all-synthesizer track, "Textures," performed entirely by Hancock. "Shiftless Shuffle" (originally recorded for the Japan-only album Directstep) features all five members of The Headhunters quintet that first appeared on the 1973 album Head Hunters, including the quintet's original drummer Harvey Mason. This album was the first on which Hancock used a computer, this time an Apple II. He would continue his relationship with Apple Computer for many years.

Mr. Hands
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
ReleasedSeptember 1980
Recorded1980
StudioThe Automatt, Filmways/Heider, The Village Recorder
GenreJazz fusion
Length39:55
LabelColumbia
ProducerHerbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
Monster
(1980)		 Mr. Hands
(1980)		 Herbie Hancock Trio
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

An overlooked album when it was released, this would be the last outing of "straight" electric jazz from Hancock for some time. Later albums focused more on his R&B influences.

Track listing

All songs composed by Herbie Hancock.

No.TitleLength
1."Spiraling Prism"6:25
2."Calypso"6:44
3."Just Around the Corner"7:36
4."4 A.M."5:23
5."Shiftless Shuffle"7:10
6."Textures"6:37

Personnel

References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Mr. Hands - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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