John Coltrane Backstage, The Village Gate, New York City, 1961

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A black and white silver gelatin photograph of John Coltrane at The Village Gate, New York City, 1961. Dressed in a dark suit and bright shirt, holding a saxophone in his proper right hand, John Coltrane’s head is bowed in front of a mirror, and he looks down with his proper left hand touching his chin. There are unidentifiable objects in front of where he stands, backstage for an event. The twin palm emblem of Palm Press, Inc. is imprinted at the bottom right of the photographic sheet.

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