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Samba 68, released on Verve, introduced Brazilian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to awider international audience. Already established in Brazil through songs such as Samba de Verao (SummerSamba), Valle worked here with producer Creed Taylor on a recording that pairs Brazilian rhythmic forms withcontemporary American studio orchestration. The sessions include vocals by Anamaria Valle and arrangements byEumir Deodato. The repertoire features English-language versions of compositions co-written by Valle, including SoNice (Summer Samba), Chup Chup, I Got Away, and Safely In Your Arms, alongside additional material thatreflects his economical writing and feather-light rhythmic approach. The album documents a meeting point betweenBrazilian popular music and international pop-jazz studio practice at the end of the 1960s. The Verve Vault series isalways mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

1.The Answer, 2.Crickets Sing For Anamaria, 3.So Nice (Summer Samba), 4.Chup, Chup, I Got Away, 5.If YouWent Away, 6.Pepino Beach

1.She Told Me, She Told Me, 2.It's Time To Sing, 3.Batucada (Batacada Surgin), 4.The Face I Love, 5.Safely In Your Arms

Street date 5/15/2026