Blake Aaron - Soul Stories (2015) FLAC

Blake Aaron has already scored Top Five Billboard airplay hits with his Latin flavored single "Encantadora," featuring Najee on the flute, the soulful jazz tune "You're The One For Me," featuring vocalist Spencer Day, and the slamming old school jam "Groove-O-Matic." Aaron also released as singles, the Latin dance romp "Sol Amor" and the mid-tempo R&B romance "You're My Miracle." Soul Stories' latest single, "Wes Side Story," is a spirited 60's soul jazz excursion that takes Aaron back to one of his key guitar influences, the great Wes Montgomery.

Though fans have heard some of the tales on Soul Stories over the airwaves these past few years, the full-length collection features several new tracks including the Hall & Oates 70's pop/soul classic "Sara Smile, " "Story Of My Life," a balmy atmospheric South American fusion of Argentine tango and Brazilian vibes, and the alternately simmering and soaring "Story Of The Blues," an intense electric blues ballad and a version of the classic "Europa," Reimagined as a bluesy cross between the Gato Barbieri and Santana versions and opening with a rich orchestral intro with a beautiful nylon string guitar.