Marcos Valle: Samba ’68 (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJS-30 Groove is the thing on

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Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill presented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with his frequent collaborator Doug Watkins on bass along with Boston area musicians Ray Santisi on piano and Jim Zitano on drums

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Marcos Valle: Samba ’68 (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJS-30 Groove is the thing onVerve, 1968 Samba 68, released on Verve in 1968, introduced Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience. Already established in Brazil through songs such as Samba de Vero (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