Marcos Valle
Samba '68 (Verve Vault Series)
UMGD-199957015127
- From the Verve Vault series
- Mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl
- Meeting point between Brazilian popular music and international pop-jazz
Description
Samba ’68, released on Verve, introduced Brazilian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience. Already established in Brazil through songs such as “Samba de Verao” (“Summer Samba”), Valle worked here with producer Creed Taylor on a recording that pairs Brazilian rhythmic forms with contemporary American studio orchestration. The sessions include vocals by Anamaria Valle and arrangements by Eumir Deodato. The repertoire features English-language versions of compositions co-written by Valle, including “So Nice (Summer Samba),” “Chup Chup, I Got Away,” and “Safely In Your Arms,” alongside additional material that reflects his economical writing and feather-light rhythmic approach. The album documents a meeting point between Brazilian popular music and international pop-jazz studio practice at the end of the 1960s. The Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Artist Bio
Preview Tracklist
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The Answer
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Crickets Sing For Anamaria
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So Nice (Summer Samba)
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Chup Chup I Got Away
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If You Went Away
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Pepino Beach
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She Told Me She Told Me
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It's Time To Sing
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Batucada
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The Face I Love
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Safely In Your Arms
