Marcos Valles 1983 self-titled hybrid of boogie, bossa nova and A.O.R. gets a welcome repress! Often referred to as Estrelar for the fact that Valle has at least two other self-titled albums (that we know of) to his credit, and because track 1 Estrelar is a total banger. Boogie specialist Leon Ware assists Valle on what are incidentally the albums most soulful tracks: Dia D, Mais Que Amor and the aforementioned Estrelar. Also check out breezy ballad Fogo do Sol, swinging Rio funk almost-instrumental Naturalmente and the funky update of Valles own 1964 bossa nova tune Samba de Vero” (aka So Nice or Summer Samba) which had become a full-blown bossa standard in the interim. This great-sounding and gorgeously packaged reissue served up by Mr Bongo is quite a breath a fresh air, as original Brazilian pressings typically trade hands for over a hundred bucks (at time of writing, there is one for sale on scogs for over a thousand dollars). Recommended.
- black vinyl pressing
- original release year: 1983
- music label: Mr Bongo 2025
