New Outlook

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New Outlook
Studio album by Rob Schneiderman
Released	1988
Recorded	January 5, 1988
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:11
Label	Reservoir
Producer	Rob Schneiderman
Rob Schneiderman chronology
New Outlook (1988) Smooth Sailing (1990)

New Outlook is the debut album by jazz pianist and mathematician Rob Schneiderman, recorded on January 5, 1988, and released by Reservoir Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
MusicHound Jazz	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The album received a three-star rating by AllMusic[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that Slide Hampton's "mild-mannered fluency suits Schneiderman's approach," but stated that "the music tends to settle down into blandishments of the kind that have been committed to record many times before."[4]

The editors of MusicHound Jazz awarded the album a full five stars, calling it "a stellar quartet session," and commenting: "Schneiderman composed four of the eight tunes, though he writes with such an ear for melody it's hard to tell his work from the standards."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Rob Schneiderman except where noted

1. "New Outlook" – 9:22
2. "Time Waits" (Bud Powell) - 5:10
3. "Slippin' and Slidin" - 5:24
4. "Cedar" - 4:00
5. "While We're Young" (Alec Wilder) - 8:53
6. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) - 5:15
7. "Hidden Dreams" - 3:53
8. "Here Today" - 6:14

Personnel

• Rob Schneiderman – piano
• Slide Hampton – trombone
• Rufus Reid – bass
• Akira Tana – drums

References

1. Reservoir Music Catalog. Retrieved August 25, 2020
2. Rob Schneiderman: New Outlook at AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
3. Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 1004.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th ed.). Penguin. p. 1160–1161.