The Way Ahead

~ Release by Archie Shepp (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1Damn If I Know (The Stroller)
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1968-01-29)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1968-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp (on 1968-01-29)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1968-01-29)
trumpet:
Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-01-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-01-29)
6:19
2Frankenstein
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Beaver Harris (jazz drummer) (on 1968-01-29)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1968-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp (on 1968-01-29)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1968-01-29)
trumpet:
Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-01-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-01-29)
13:53
3Fiesta
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Beaver Harris (jazz drummer) (on 1968-01-29)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1968-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp (on 1968-01-29)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1968-01-29)
trumpet:
Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-01-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-01-29)
9:57
4Sophisticated Lady
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1968-01-29)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1968-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Archie Shepp (on 1968-01-29)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1968-01-29)
trumpet:
Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-01-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-01-29)
instrumental recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1968-01-29)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
7:11
5New Africa
12:57
6Bakai
10:05