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.
Tracks
1 Spiraling Prism (Herbie Hancock) 06:25
2 Calypso (Herbie Hancock) 06:45
3 Just Around The Corner (Freddie Washington; Wah Wah Watson) 07:37
4 4:00 AM (Herbie Hancock) 05:23
5 Shiftless Shuffle (Bill Summers; Paul Jackson; Harvey Mason Sr; Bennie Maupin) 07:10
6 Textures (Herbie Hancock) 06:39
Media
Musicians
Computer | Herbie Hancock |
Drums (Linn) | Herbie Hancock |
Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
Keyboards | Herbie Hancock |
Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock |
Vocoder | Herbie Hancock |
Piano | Herbie Hancock |
Other Musicians
1 Spiraling Prism
Bass | Byron Miller |
Drums | Leon Chancler |
Percussion | Bill Summers |
2 Calypso
Bass | Ron Carter |
Drums | Tony Williams |
Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
3 Just Around The Corner
Bass | Freddie Washington |
Drums | Alphonse Mouzon |
Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
4 4:00 AM
Bass | Jaco Pastorius |
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Percussion | Bill Summers |
5 Shiftless Shuffle
Bass | Paul Jackson |
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Sax | Bennie Maupin |
Percussion | Bill Summers |
Liner Notes
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Inc, Herbie Hancock
Engineer – Fred Catero, Bob Kovach, Leslie Ann Jones
Engineer (Assistant) – Barbara Issak, Cheryl Ward, Chris Minto, Wayne Lewis, Bob Kovach, Leslie Ann Jones
Engineer (Keyboard) – Bryan Bell, John Vieira
Mixed By – David Rubinson
Illustration – Jane R. Wattenberg
Photography By – Bob Seidemann
Mixed At – The Automatt
Recorded At – The Automatt
Recorded At – Filmways/Heider Recording
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
℗1980 CBS Inc