ASAD #15 D'Angelo | Live with Pino Palladino

One of my favorite rhythm sections ever!

Pino Palladino and Questlove are, without question, two of my favorite musicians of all time. As a rhythm section they are also one of the most unique sounding combinations of bass and drums in the past three decades.

D’Angelo’s “Voodoo” tour in 2000 gave those of us alive and able to snag a concert ticket, the ability to hear this rhythm section live with one of the most mysterious and storied band leaders of modern music.

I’ve been addicted to Questlove’s snare sound since I first heard it on a Roots album, and to me it’s as instantly recognizable as Coltrane or Miles. One hit, that’s basically all you need to hear to know it’s him.

Pino, despite being insanely diverse in the styles of music he’s played over the years, is the same way to my ear on bass. You hear me talk about “time and sound over everything” like a broken record. THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!

Pino’s time and sound are instantly recognizable, and I chose “Devil’s Pie” from this show as an example of Pino playing super greasy, round and low on the front half of the song, and then letting rip with his obvious love of Jamerson and whole motown movement in the song’s climax.

This is a show I’ll definitely be sharing more of over our 365 day journey of live bootlegs!

Personnel:

• Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson - Drums

• Pino Palladino - Bass

• James Poyser - Keyboards

• Chalmers “Spanky” Alford - Guitar

• Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Sax

• Russell Gun - Trumpet

• Frank Lacy - Trombone

• Anthony Hamilton - BV’s

• Shelby Johnson - BV’s

• Jack King - BV’s

• Frankie Knuckles - Percussion

Enjoy,

Janek