Marcos Valle was one of the main figures of the rebirth of Brazilian pop in the 60s.
A singer, composer and producer, he signed his first major record deal when just 25, giving rise to "BossaNova 68" (recently re-released by Verve), with a good dose of hits which have since become cornerstones of Brazil's heritage including "Summer Samba", "Crickets Sings For Anna Maria".
Starting with these forays into Bossa, which he greatly helped to develop and refine, during the 70s Valle then launched himself into rhythmic and harmonic fusions, flirting shamelessly with rock, jazz, rhythm'n'blues, improvisation and even electronic music. He was recently the guest of honour at the prestigious "Montreux Jazz Festival" for an evening dedicated to 40 years of bossa nova.

Interview with a discreet legend by David Brun Lambert (Montreux, July 2002)