As Far As Death, by Paul Flaherty & Zach Rowden

As Far As Death

by Paul Flaherty & Zach Rowden

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Debut LP by this cross-generational duo. Recorded by Henry Birdsey at Crunch House in West Haven, Connecticut and vinyl mastering by Carl Saff. 160 gram black vinyl LP pressed at Smashed Plastic in Chicago. Edition of 300. Features cover and back artwork by Chris Corsano.

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1.	The Question Drops 03:44
2.	Under The Tough Acid 03:37 video	buy track
3.	Fire In Smoke 06:46
4.	Foot Stone 05:16
5.	Thrown Shadows 20:05

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As Far As Death is the cross-generational debut of fire music evangelist and saxophonist Paul Flaherty with double bassist and composer Zach Rowden. The Connecticut natives forge an album of dynamic free jazz interplay that also draws on imporous textures of contemporary music – an ecstatic reflection.

After a half century of blowing the alto and tenor saxes, Flaherty’s playing continues to molt and electrify. Whether solo, or with collaborators (Joe McPhee, Chris Corsano, Bill Nace, Daniel Carter, etc.), his blues-based, lyrical melodies anchor lung-bursting gallops.

Rowden – whether as Tongue Depressor (a string duo with Henry Birdsey), in performance with cellist Leila Bordreuil, or his own musique concrète constructions – balances harshness and elegiac drones. His past releases resemble resolute exploration into acoustics and noise.

Together, Flaherty’s monstrous howl is perfectly matched by Rowden’s subterranean pitched drone and glacial pace. Each offers weeping lurches of tune, gasps of balladry and microtonal fields of interplay on five pieces. The side-long “Thrown Shadows” is an epic passage of avant jazz vs minimalism, as Rowden’s low-register bowing offers a blackened landscape for Flaherty’s most mournful notes.

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released September 9, 2022

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Paul Flaherty
Double Bass – Zach Rowden

Recorded By, Mixed By, – Henry Birdsey
Lacquer Cut By – Carl Saff
Painting – Chris Corsano
Graphic Design – Eric Weddle

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Paul Flaherty Bloomfield, Connecticut

"He's been at it since the '70s and has become an underground champion of chasing the Eternal Now." -- All About Jazz

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