Double Bass

Pino Palladino

(1957–)

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Pino Palladino (b. 1957) — Double Bass. Played on The Mugician. Worked with Keyon Harrold, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin.

Welsh-Italian bassist from Cardiff. Met D'Angelo at Electric Lady Studios and anchored the landmark neo-soul album Voodoo (2000). Became The Who's bassist after John Entwistle's death and joined the John Mayer Trio. One of the most prolific session bassists alive, with over 600 recordings.

Pino PalladinoPino Palladinoピノ・パラディーノ played bass on D'AngeloD'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's Voodoo: An Oral History

D'Angelo

Pino Palladino's albums

Adele · 2011

The four Rick Rubin–produced tracks on Adele's 21 (2011) — 'Don't You Remember,' 'He Won't Go,' 'One and Only,' and 'Lovesong' — were played by Chris DaveChris Daveクリス・デイヴ on drums, Pino PalladinoPino Palladinoピノ・パラディーノ on bass, and James Poyser on piano. Recorded at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, these sessions are a prime example of R&B/jazz musicians anchoring a pop album. The album sold over 31 million copies worldwide.

— Superdrummer Chris Dave on Why He Needed to Make His Own Album — Rolling Stone

Chris Dave

Pino Palladino's albums

Voodoo

D'Angelo · 2000

Pino PalladinoPino Palladinoピノ・パラディーノ met D'Angelo in the late 1990s at Electric Lady Studios during a B.B. King session. D'Angelo recruited him on the spot for Voodoo Voodoo VoodooD'Angelo · 2000 (2000). A Welsh session bassist ended up anchoring a neo-soul landmark — and it became the turning point toward his later work with the John Mayer Trio and The Who.

— Voodoo (D'Angelo album), Wikipedia, 2024

Pino Palladino's albums