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The Way Ahead (album)

The Way Ahead
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Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released 1968 (1968)
Recorded January 29, 1968
Genre Jazz
Length 60:17
Label Impulse!
Archie Shepp chronology
The Magic of Ju-Ju
(1967)The Magic of Ju-Ju1967
The Way Ahead
(1968)
For Losers
(1971)For Losers1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3/5 stars

The Way Ahead is an album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1968. The album contains tracks recorded by Shepp, Jimmy Owens, Grachan Moncur III, Walter Davis Jr., Ron Carter, Roy Haynes and Beaver Harris in January 1968 with two additional tracks featuring Charles Davis, Dave Burrell and Walter Booker recorded in February 1969, and first released on Kwanza (1974), added to the CD release.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "The set is a glorious stretch of the old and new, with deep blues, gospel, and plenty of guttersnipe swing in the mix".


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