Valle, Marcos -& Azymuth-
Fly Cruzeiro (orange)
One of Valle's favorite bands to frequently collaborate with was no doubt Azymuth, who took their name from a Valle song! It was the early 1970s when Azymuth really began to cause a stir and Marcos Valle invited them to record on a soundtrack LP he was doing. The unique Azymuth sound was now born: a mix of electronic music, samba, funk and jazz that they defined as MPB-jazz (MPB stands for Musica Popular Brasileira). Released in 1972, this rare album was pressed and gifted to customers of the Cruzeiro airline company. This promotional record came as no surprise because the connection between Cruzeiro Airlines and Valle was very tight (Valle's father was the manager and his brother was a co-pilot there). Next to the Valle/Azymuth material present, other songs include some of the all-time best Brazilian standards originally written by renowned artists such as Jorge Ben and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Take a flight through this fantastic album and into some of the best jazz, funk and bossa nova the Brazilian musical landscape has to offer. This is the first ever vinyl reissue of 'Fly Cruzeiro' since its release in 1972 (only 500 copies were pressed upon its original release in 1972). This official reissue is now available as a deluxe 180 gram orange vinyl edition packaged in a gatefold jacket and also comes with an insert containing rare pictures and liner notes courtesy of Marcos Valle himself.