In her second major film role, Cicely Tyson played Claudia Ferguson in A MAN CALLED ADAM ('66) - the daughter of a well-known jazz trumpeter played by Louis Armstrong. Tyson also had an off-screen connection to jazz through her relationship with Miles Davis around this time. A year after the film's release, Davis used a photo of Tyson for his 1967 album, "Sorcerer." | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Enjoy this clip of Louis Armstrong and Sammy Davis Jr. starring in "A Man Called Adam!" 🎥: Trace-Mark Productions | Louis Armstrong

A MAN CALLED ADAM (1966) is a film that you have to put on your must-watch list. Starring a legendary cast of Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Johnny Brown, Lola Falana and Ja'net DuBois, this is a hard-hitting 'jazzploitation' film that is nothing short of awesome. Sammy Davis is simply stunning in his performance. Sammy Davis Jr. is electrifying as Adam, a brilliant jazz trumpeter who enthralls the crowds that pack into smoky night clubs to hear h