The Way Ahead

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The Way Ahead is a 1968 avant-garde jazz album by saxophonist Archie Shepp, noted for its politically charged themes and innovative, hard-edged improvisation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
avant-garde jazz album
artist Archie Shepp
chronology Archie Shepp Impulse! albums chronology
composer Archie Shepp
Duke Ellington
Irving Mills
Mitchell Parish
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresInstrument alto saxophone
bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trombone
trumpet
featuresMusician Archie Shepp
Beaver Harris
Grachan Moncur III
Jimmy Owens
Ron Carter
Walter Davis Jr.
followedBy Kwanza
follows The Magic of Ju-Ju
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
hasCoverArt The Way Ahead (Archie Shepp album) cover
hasPart “Damn If I Know (The Stroller)”
“Fiesta”
“Frankenstein”
“Sophisticated Lady”
linked to: Sophisticated Lady
labelImprint Impulse!
language instrumental
mainSubject African American experience
political struggle
social justice
notableFor hard-edged sound
innovative improvisation
politically charged themes
originalFormat vinyl LP
partOf Archie Shepp discography
performer Archie Shepp
precededBy The Magic of Ju-Ju
producer Bob Thiele
recordedForLabelSeries Impulse! AS series
recordLabel Impulse! Records
releaseDate 1968

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Archie Shepp notableWork The Way Ahead