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.

Track List:

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