Samba ’68, released on Verve, introduced Brazilian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience. Already established in Brazil through songs such as “Samba de Verao” (“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. 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. The Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
| 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 |
