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| zeitgeist | Jul 21 2011, 10:05 AM Post #1 |
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IVAN APPELROUTH Blue And Instrumental EllerSoul Records 2011 ![]() Amazingly enough, this is Ivan Appelrouths first record as a band leader. That's depsite playing the blues for nearly thirty years. He's served time learning from Duke Robillard when he was based in New England. After returning to his home town of Richmond, Virginia, he toured and recorded with Jumpin' Johnny Sansone & the Blues Party. Later on you could find him with Li'l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes and Big Joe & the Dynaflows. But now he's got his own record to do. Now, if any of the names I was dropping in that last paragraph mean anything to you, then you'll realise that Mr Appelrouth likes to jump, jive and swing. And he does it in fine style on this album of, you guessed it, blues instrumentals. They're mainly originals, although he does find room for a handful of cover versions. To keep things fresh and vital, the tunes were recorded live in the studio over two, five-hour sessions, which saw Mr Appelrouth accompanied by his band former and sometime band-mates. He doesn't mess about, as he gets wired in to some cracking rocking and swinging blues, with his impeccable guitar work, up front and fabulous. However, he can slow the pace down and pump up the emotion on the likes of 'Blues A La King', but it's when he gets all perky, as on 'Junior Jumps', that you feel a smile breaking out on your face. My favourite was his tribute to T-Bone Walker on 'T-Boned Again', which is an utter delight. I was mildly baffled by the cover of Acker Bilk's 'Stranger On The Shore', but when you hear him take on Albert Collins' 'Frosty' and winning, you know you're onto a winner. Granted, I did think a few of the tracks would have benefitted from some vocals, but you can't fault the performance or the talent on display. http://www.ellersoulrecords.com/ Don't forget to tune into Mr H every Thursday at 8pm, Her Majestys Great British time, when you will find him Rockin' The Blues on that there internet radio. http://www.getreadytorockradio.com/ Edited by zeitgeist, Jul 21 2011, 10:10 AM.
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