Marcos Valle - Sempre (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 433.01 Mb + 32.53 Mb (Scans) | 66:22
Latin, Disco, Boogie | Label: Farout Recording - FAR0211CD
Not counting reissues, the last time we heard from singer and songwriter Marcos Valle was on 2010's brilliant Estática. During the 1970s and '80s, the original Brazilian beach boy (now a "beach grandfather" at 76) was globally infamous for his trademark brand of party music woven from disco, electro-boogie, jazz-funk, and samba. Co-produced, arranged, and mixed by Daniel Maunick, Sempre is an unapologetic return to elements of that groove-conscious sound wed to contemporary production. His all-star backing musicians here include Azymuth bassist Alex Malheiros (responsible for many of Brazil's funkiest low-end pyrotechnics), a horn section that includes Valle's longtime trumpeter Jesse Sadock, saxophonist Marcelo Martins, and trombonist Paulinho Guitarra, as well as the dazzling percussion talents of Armando Marcal, who has worked with everyone from Paul Simon and Pat Metheny to Ivan Lins and João Bosco.