New Outlook

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| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = MusicHound Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite book |last1=Holtje |first1=Steve |last2=Lee |first2=Nancy Ann |title=MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide |publisher=Schirmer |year=1998 |pages=1004 }}

| rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

| rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2006 |edition=8th |publisher=Penguin |page=1160–1161}}

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The album received a three-star rating by AllMusic{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000794371|label=Rob Schneiderman: New Outlook|accessdate=August 25, 2020}}

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."

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."

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 (Michael Formanek)
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

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

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