“The Garden of Earthly Delights” on JazzTimes
When the bassist takes a solo in the languid “Dracaena Draco,” he plays in an unrushed manner, with a narrative quality similar to Charlie Haden […]
The intense detail of that medieval triptych inspired the bassist to create a suite that also covers a wide range of moods, from gentle to sinister, alternately flowing without tempo and rocking hard. If the concept sounds heavy-handed or susceptible to pretension, have no fear; Carvalho’s execution avoids those pitfalls.