Solo on the Drums (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Petry
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1940's
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Kid Jones
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Love or romance, Music or musicians, New York City, 1940’s, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Divorce, Drums or drummers, Jazz music
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story
As Kid Jones approaches the Randlert Theater at the corner of Broadway and Forty-second Street, he pauses for a moment and looks up at the marquee where his name is emblazoned in lights below the name of his orchestra. He feels a sense of pride as people rushing past one another on the crowded New York City street stop, look up for a minute, and smile, recognizing his name. This is what he has always wanted, but his moment of triumph is immediately overshadowed by the memory of something that happened as he was about to leave for work that morning—an occurrence that...
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