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