Pino PalladinoPino Palladinoピノ・パラディーノ played bass on D'Angelo
D'Angeloディアンジェロ's Voodoo (2000). They met by chance at Electric Lady Studios during a B.B. King session. Palladino then joined Erykah Badu's band and became part of the Soulquarians collective. The same bassist who would later join The Who was deeply embedded in neo-soul's most celebrated album.
D'Angelo
(1974–)
Richmond, VA, United States
Richmond, Virginia-born neo-soul pioneer. Voodoo (2000) brought together Pino Palladino (bass), Questlove (drums), Roy Hargrove (trumpet), and Charlie Hunter, becoming a landmark of the genre. Chris Dave rose to global recognition through touring with D'Angelo's band The Vanguard. The extended Electric Lady Studios sessions dissolved the boundary between jazz and R&B.