

06/08/1977
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
as Warmack

Clarence Muse
as Papa Harris

Pamela Jones
as Maya

Johnny Weathers
as Brimmer

Della Thomas
as Carmen

Bob Ogburn
as Skeeter

Sherryl Thompson
as Trixie

Mwako Cumbuka
as Ajaes

George Kramer
as Turner

Cora Lee Day
as Oshun

C. Betheny Jenkins
as Esaj

Horace Tapscott
as Horace

David Lehman
as Claude

Marla Gibbs
as Secretary

Stan Haze
as Bear Cat

Henry Harris
as Slick

Johnny Ramos
as Jamal

Cheryl Taylor
as Flute Player

Adele Sebastian
as Flute Player
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