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The Way Ahead is an album by Archie Shepp, released on Impulse! Records in 1968.

Track listing:
“Damn If I Know (The Stroller)” (Walter Davis Jr.) – 6:16
“Frankenstein” (Grachan Moncur III) – 13:50
“Fiesta” (Archie Shepp) – 9:54
“Sophisticated Lady” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 7:08
“New Africa” (Moncur) – 12:55 Bonus track on CD
“Bakai” (Cal Massey) – 10:14 Bonus track on CD
Recorded at RCA Studio, NYC, January 29, 1968 (tracks 1-4) and National Recording Studios, NYC, February 26, 1969(tracks 5-6)

Personnel:
Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone
Jimmy Owens: trumpet
Grachan Moncur III: trombone
Walter Davis Jr.: piano (tracks 1-4)
Ron Carter: bass (tracks 1-4)
Roy Haynes: drums (tracks 3 & 4)
Beaver Harris: drums (tracks 1 & 2; 5 & 6)
Charles Davis: baritone saxophone (track 5 & 6)
Dave Burrell: piano (tracks 5 & 6)
Walter Booker: bass (tracks 5 & 6)

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Released: November 1968
Recorded: January 29, 1968
February 26, 1969 (Bonus Tracks)
Genre Avant-garde jazz
Length: 60:17
Label: Impulse!
Producer: Bob Thiele