If Herbie Hancock’s career had only included his stint with the Miles Davis Quintet and his solo Blue Note releases in the 1960s, his reputation as one of the most consequential pianists in jazz history would still have been assured. But Hancock repeatedly changed course, from the abstract electric jazz of his Mwandishi sextet to the jazz-funk fusion of Head Hunters to his prescient electronic experimentation with producer Bill Laswell in the '80s, and his diverse collaborations with Joni Mitchell, Kendrick Lamar, and Thundercat.