LP - Marcos Valle - Samba '68

1LP - Part of the Verve Vault series

Samba ’68, released on Verve in 1968, introduced Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience. Verve Records will soon pay tribute to the record’s incredibly legacy by reissuing it on vinyl as part of the Verve Vault series.

Already established in Brazil through songs such as “Samba de Verão” (“Summer Samba”), Valle worked with producers Bob Morgan and Ray Gilbert on Samba ’68. The album pairs Brazilian rhythmic forms with contemporary American studio orchestration. 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.