| We Are Not Obstinate Islands | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | The Diplomats |
| Cover: | We_are_not_obstinate_islands_cover.jpeg |
| Released: | 2006 |
| Recorded: | October 29, 2004 |
| Venue: | Bob Shop, Rochester, New York |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 47:27 |
| Label: | Clean Feed |
| Producer: | Harris Eisenstadt |
| Chronology: | Rob Brown |
| Prev Title: | Radiant Pools |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Sounds |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
We Are Not Obstinate Islands is an album by The Diplomats, a collective trio consisting of saxophonist Rob Brown, trombonist Steve Swell and drummer Harris Eisenstadt. It was recorded live in Rochester, New York in 2004 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. Swell played previously on Brown's album Radiant Pools.[1]
In a double review for All About Jazz, Jeff Stockton states "The five tracks are neither overlong nor too far out and while the musicians are clearly listening to each other and keying off each other's cues, no single player grabs more than his fair share of the spotlight... The Diplomats make their case concisely, with few unnecessary embellishments."[2]
All compositions by Brown/Eisenstadt/Swell