Eddie Warmack, an African American jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, Warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz musician Poppa Harris.

• Nathaniel Taylor
• Clarence Muse
• Pamela Jones
• Johnny Weathers
• Della Thomas
• Bob Ogburn
• Sherryl Thompson
• Mwako Cumbuka