New Outlook
1988 studio album by Rob Schneiderman
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New Outlook is the debut album by jazz pianist and mathematician Rob Schneiderman, recorded on January 5, 1988, and released by Reservoir Records.[1]
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | January 5, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:11 | |||
| Label | Reservoir | |||
| Producer | Rob Schneiderman | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| 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
- "New Outlook" – 9:22
- "Time Waits" (Bud Powell) - 5:10
- "Slippin' and Slidin" - 5:24
- "Cedar" - 4:00 (Michael Formanek)
- "While We're Young" (Alec Wilder) - 8:53
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) - 5:15
- "Hidden Dreams" - 3:53
- "Here Today" - 6:14
Personnel
- Rob Schneiderman – piano
- Slide Hampton – trombone
- Rufus Reid – bass
- Akira Tana – drums