1980 Herbie Hancock – Mr. Hands

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 Sr. 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.