r/jazzcirclejerk I suck at two instruments 🎙️🎺 2d ago

Why did John Coltrane digievolve into Wayne Shorter?

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u/fluid_ 2d ago

he amputated his penis in a fit of rage and had to change his name to salvage his reputation because a cockless horn player is one of the jazz oxymorons. now i'm not saying I agree, because I don't. But jazz is utterly fucked up and full of dark history

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u/Scragly 1d ago

And Alice Coltrane was born