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

New Outlook
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedJanuary 5, 1988
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length48:11
LabelReservoir
ProducerRob Schneiderman
Rob Schneiderman chronology
New Outlook
(1988)
Smooth Sailing
(1990)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 edit

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 edit

References edit

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