Coltrane's son, musician Ravi Coltrane, donated one of his father's three principal tenor saxophones to the National Museum of American History on Wednesday. It's a Selmer Mark VI tenor sax made in Paris about 1965.
The donation marks the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane's masterpiece composition A Love Supreme.
Jazz photographer Chuck Stewart also donated some rare and never displayed photographs from the recording session for A Love Supreme. The images come from long-forgotten negatives of photographs taken in 1964. Stewart is known for his images of jazz culture and notable musicians.
The manuscript for A Love Supreme is going on display in the museum's American Stories exhibit through June 17. It's considered one of the great jazz compositions of all time.
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Coltrane's saxophone will be placed on display starting in June.
