Because of his minister father's strictness and coldness toward the family, Neal Sloan keeps his love for music a secret, his sister tries to rebel and his little brother nears a nervous breakdown
Because the Baptist minister's children in a small North Carolina town have difficulty conforming to the roles their father wishes them to play for public consumption, fifteen-year-old Neal feels he must hide his consuming interest in jazz music.
Because of his minister father's strictness and coldness toward the family, Neal Sloan keeps his love for music a secret, his sister tries to rebel and his little brother nears a nervous breakdown