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 ⓘ