Marcos Valle is one of those artists you simply can\u2019t overlook if you have even a passing interest in Brazilian music. Whether your taste leans toward bossa jazz, samba, psychedelic folk, or modern soul, Valle has surely recorded a great album for you. By the late 1960s he had already released enough outstanding records to secure a place among the greatest Brazilian artists of all time, but fortunately his career didn\u2019t stop there. He has continued recording fabulous albums over the following decades, right up to the present day. <\/p>\n
This second album by Marcos Valle (1965) is one of the foundational works of bossa nova. In fact, the record includes one of the most widely heard and covered Brazilian songs in history: \u2018Samba de Ver\u00e3o.\u2019 In addition to his work as a composer\u2014alongside his brother Paulo Sergio\u2014Marcos Valle also begins to reveal himself here as a great singer, with a soft, almost fragile voice, while his acoustic guitar recreates the same intimacy of the nighttime atmosphere in which he composed most of the songs. <\/p>\n
The arrangements were co-written with Eumir Deodato, with the participation of other renowned Brazilian musicians, and they surround Valle\u2019s compositions with elegant string orchestrations, bossa rhythms, and jazzy touches of swing. Highlights include the sophisticated beauty of songs like \u2018Preciso Aprender a Ser S\u00f3,\u2019 the rhythmic 3\/4 feel of tracks such as \u2018Seu Encanto,\u2019 and the powerful \u2018Deus Brasileiro.\u2019 <\/p>\n
First vinyl reissue in over 50 years! Pressed on 180g vinyl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Marcos Valle is one of those artists you simply can\u2019t overlook if you have even a passing interest in Brazilian music. <\/strong><\/p>\n This second album by Marcos Valle (1965) is one of the foundational works of bossa nova. In fact, the record includes one of the most widely heard and covered Brazilian songs in history: \u2018Samba de Ver\u00e3o.\u2019 <\/strong> Highlights include the sophisticated beauty of songs like \u2018Preciso Aprender a Ser S\u00f3,\u2019 the rhythmic 3\/4 feel of tracks such as \u2018Seu Encanto,\u2019 and the powerful \u2018Deus Brasileiro.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n