Published 2021-12-01
“…The neurological diseases that afflicted the following six composers and musicians, all of whom are considered jazz legends, are briefly discussed:
Charles Mingus, diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lester Young and Charlie Parker, both diagnosed with neurosyphilis; Thelonius Monk, who had possible frontotemporal dementia; George Gershwin, who died as a result of brain glioma; and Cole Porter, who developed phantom limb pain following an amputation. …”
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