Marcos Valle

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Marcos Kostenbader Valle

Years Active

1961

Genres

bossa nova, MPB, samba-jazz, soul, funk, boogie, pop

Instruments

piano, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocals

Biography

Marcos Valle is one of the pillars of contemporary Brazilian popular music, having moved masterfully through bossa nova, samba, soul, and funk. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he began his career in 1961 alongside Edu Lobo and Dori Caymmi, quickly establishing himself as a prolific songwriter in partnership with his brother, Paulo Sérgio Valle. His biggest international hit, "Samba de Verão" (Summer Samba), became a world jazz standard with hundreds of recordings.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Valle expanded his musical horizon beyond bossa nova, incorporating social criticism and experimental sounds in iconic albums such as "Viola Enluarada," recorded with the participation of Milton Nascimento, and "Mustang Côr de Sangue." In this phase, he also stood out in creating soundtracks for Brazilian television, being the author of Rede Globo's ubiquitous Christmas song, "Um Novo Tempo."

After a period of voluntary exile in the United States, where he collaborated with jazz and R&B names, Marcos returned to Brazil in the 1980s, riding the wave of national boogie and funk with the hit "Estrelar." In the following decades, his work was rediscovered by European DJs, which renewed his international career through the Far Out Recordings label. Marcos Valle remains active, collaborating with new generations and remaining a central figure in the melodic and rhythmic sophistication of MPB.

Discography

• Samba "Demais" (1963)
• Marcos Valle Samba "Demais" (1963)
• O Compositor e o Cantor (1965)
• Braziliance! (Marcos Valle And His Music) (1966)
• Braziliance! a Música de Marcos Valle (1967)
• Samba '68 (1968)
• Viola Enluarada (1968)
• Mustang Côr de Sangue (1969)
• Marcos Valle (1970)
• Garra (1971)
• Vento Sul (1972)
• Previsão do Tempo (1973)
• Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Conjunto Azimuth – O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973)
• Marcos Valle (1974)
• Marcos Valle, Wagner Tiso, Manfredo Fest – Um Piano ao Cair da Tarde - Nacional - Volume 2 (1979)
• Vontade de Rever Você (1981)
• Marcos Valle (1983)
• Tempo da Gente (1986)
• Nova Bossa Nova (1997)
• Drum & Bass (1999)
• Wanda Sá, Roberto Menescal, Marcos Valle – Bossa Entre Amigos (2001)
• Escape (2001)
• Para de Fazer Besteira (4 Hero Remixes) (2001)
• On Line (2001)
• Marcos Valle e Victor Biglione – Live In Montreal (2002)
• The Remix Album Vol 1 (2002)
• Contrasts (2003)
• Parabéns (2003)
• Jet-Samba (2005)
• Besteiras de Amor (Jazzanova Remixes) (2005)
• Leny Andrade, Marcos Valle, Miéle, os Cariocas, Roberto Menescal, Wanda Sá, Zimbo Trio – Bossa Nova, Ao Vivo (2005)
• Carlos Lyra, Roberto Menescal, Marcos Valle, João Donato – Os Bossa Nova (2008)
• Conecta - Ao Vivo no Cinemateque (2008)
• Marcos Valle & Celso Fonseca – Apresentam Página Central (2009)
• Estática (2010)
• Samba de Verão (2010)
• Box Marcos Valle (2011)
• Ensaio (2012)
• Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent – Ao Vivo (2013)
• Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent Ao Vivo Comemorando os 50 anos de Marcos Valle (2013)
• Festival Viva Bossa Nova 2012 - Liva In Barvikha (2014)
• Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent: Ao Vivo Comemorando os 50 Anos de Marcos Valle (feat. Jim Tomlinson) (2014)
• Brazilika (2015)
• Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent – Live at Birdland – New York City (From Tokyo to New York) (2016)
• Edu Dori & Marcos (2018)
• Sempre (2019)
• Bena Lobo, Marcos Valle – Uma Viola Mais que Enluarada - Bernardo Lobo Canta Marcos Valle (2019)
• Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Brazil By Music – Fly Cruzeiro (2020)
• Marcos Valle / Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Jazz Is Dead 3 (2020)
• Cinzento (2020)
• Marcos Valle JID003 (2020)
• Túnel Acústico (2024)
• Henri Salvador Do Brasil (2026)
• Os Grilos
• The Lost Sessions (1966)