Vyacheslav Guyvoronsky & Evelin Petrova

Vyacheslav Guyvoronsky & Evelin Petrova: Chonyi Together

by Glenn Astarita
April 1, 1999

On first appearance, and knowing the historical track record of the venerable Leo Records label, my immediate assumptions were that of “free-jazz” accordion-trumpet duets. Well, after the first listen this writer’s initial postulations were proven incorrect, as “Chonyi Together” is a strikingly unique affair, which gets high marks for ingenuity and charm. Russia’s Vyacheslav Guyvoronsky (trumpet) and Evelin Petrova (accordion) stretch the boundaries of imagination and articulation as they perform captivating and all-consuming duets for trumpet and accordion. The compositions ...