Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Drama starring Sammy Davis Jr as professional jazz trumpeter Adam Johnson whose self destructive habits spiral out of control following the death of his family in a car accident Meanwhile he is also experiencing the racial prejudices latent in the music industry and these issues are brought to the fore when he meets respected older jazz musician Willie Ferguson (Louis Armstrong) and his beautiful civil rights activist grand-daughter Claudia (Cicely Tyson)