- Artist:
- Marcos Valle
Samba '68
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Release date: 8 May 2026
"Samba '68," released on Verve in 1968, introduced Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience. Already established in Brazil through songs such as "Samba de Verão" ("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, whose writing places Valle's guitar and voice within settings for strings, brass, and rhythm section typical of Verve's late-1960s productions. 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.
Verve Vault Series: Cut and mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Optimal. Single sleeve with iconic original artwork.
Tracklisting:
A1. The Answer
A2. Crickets Sing For Anamaria
A3. So Nice (Summer Samba)
A4. Chup Chup, I Got Away
A5. If You Went Away
A6. Pepino Beach
B1. She Told Me, She Told Me
B2. It's Time To Sing
B3. Batucada
B4. The Face I Love
B5. Safely In Your Arms