...a full-bodied jazz experience that demands repeated indulgence, much like a lavish multi-course meal that reveals new flavors with each visit...ceaseless creativity from each player, expressing a unified pulse.
Four years into their weekly residency at Milwaukee's historic Mason Street Grill, trumpeter Eric Jacobson, pianist Pamela York, and bassist Clay Schaub have developed a dynamic, yet natural and graceful group aesthetic. Masters of sound, touch and feel, the drumless trio format allows the gorgeous sounds heard on this set of six classics and three originals to be heard with clarity, their swinging connection keeping listeners on the edge of their seats. Sophisticated and absorbing, New Outlook promises to be a collection that listeners will return to often.
"...Jacobson's buttery tone speaks and haunts...Like Roy Hargrove and Tom Harrell..." All About Jazz
"...like Lester Young and Bill Evans, Pamela York plays each melody with a singer's grace and vibrancy." L.A. Jazz Scene
Track Listing:
1 Onward 4:39
2 On the Sunny Side of the Street 6:18
3 New Outlook 5:38
4 Bittersweet 6:04
5 Hymn to Freedom/A Child Is Born 5:01
6 To Wisdom, The Prize 6:03
7 Lover 3:08
8 Shadow Catcher 6:38
9 Una Mas 4:01
Music by:
(1) Jacobson; (2) McHugh/Fields (arr. York); (3) York;
(4) S. Jones; (5) O. Peterson/T. Jones/R. Hanna/A. Wilder;
(6) L. Willis; (7) Rodgers/Hart (arr. York); (8) Schaub;
(9) K. Dorham
Performers:
Eric Jacobson - trumpet
Pamela York - piano
Clay Schaub - bass
Production Info:
Produced by Eric Jacobson, Pamela York, & Clay Schaub
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Vijay Tellis-Nayak
at Transient Sound, Chicago, Illinois
Recorded on November 19, 2024 & May 5, 2025
Liner notes by Brian Lynch
Trio photograph by Ryan Bennet
Cover painting by Laurin Rinder
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
