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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instanceOf album
avant-garde jazz album
artist Archie Shepp NERFINISHED
chronology Archie Shepp Impulse! albums chronology
composer Archie Shepp NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Irving Mills NERFINISHED
Mitchell Parish NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresInstrument alto saxophone
bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trombone
trumpet
featuresMusician Archie Shepp NERFINISHED
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
free jazz
hasCoverArt The Way Ahead (Archie Shepp album) cover
hasPart “Damn If I Know (The Stroller)” NERFINISHED
“Fiesta” NERFINISHED
“Frankenstein” NERFINISHED
“Sophisticated Lady” NERFINISHED
labelImprint Impulse! NERFINISHED
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 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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Archie Shepp notableWork The Way Ahead