Released: 2026
SC 737 | EAN: 8018344217376 | 7" Coming soon
In the early 1990s, while the UK acid jazz movement was redefining the relationship between jazz, funk, soul and club culture, a vibrant scene was quietly emerging in Italy. One of its most creative hubs was Bari, where the Fez collective, led by Nicola Conte, brought together musicians who shared a common vision: to reshape contemporary jazz through groove, experimentation and a distinctly Mediterranean sensibility. It was within this environment that the earliest recordings associated with what would become Schema Records first appeared, released at the time through Right Tempo. Today, those sessions stand as documents of a remarkable creative moment, capturing Italian musicians engaging in a dialogue with the British acid jazz movement while developing an unmistakably original voice of their own.
With a series of three 45rpm releases Schema Records revisits some of its earliest recordings, all newly remastered from the original masters. More than reissues, they are a celebration of the sound, vision and artistic spirit that laid the foundations of the Milanese record label.
The first 7” in this series includes one of the hidden gems of the early Schema catalogue, Quintetto X’s reinterpretation of Marcos Valle’s classic “Mentira”, here proposed in a completely new format. For the first time, in fact, it is presented as a two-part composition, unfolding across both sides of a 45 rpm single. Originally released in 1994 on an EP alongside “Balança Pema” and “Suono Nuovo”, the track perfectly captures the musical identity of Quintetto X: sophisticated rhythms, refined jazz harmonies and melodic ideas shaped by both Brazilian influences and the vibrant acid jazz scene that was redefining European club music. Carefully remastered from the original recordings, this edition offers listeners a fresh perspective on one of the defining works from the label’s formative years.
CREDITS
“Mentira” originally written by Marcos VallePublishing by Edizioni Ishtar
Francesco De Giosa - guitar
Stefano Bruno - piano, Fender Rhodes MK I
Fabio Accardi - drums
Antongiulio Galeando - flute
Marcello Pierulli - double bass
Pippo Foglianese - trumpet
Federico D’Ammacco - tenor saxophone
Enzo Falco - percussion
Recorded live in studio in May 1994 at Tom Tom Studio in Bari, Italy
Artistic production: Nicola Conte
Arrangements: Quintetto X
Sound engineers: Angelo Pantaleo and Maurizio Volpe
Remastered in 2026 by Francesco Borrelli at Blue Spirit Studio, Milan, Italy