John Coltrane's Microphones

In the photo, John Coltrane is seen with a Neumann U47 microphone, highlighting its use in his recording sessions.

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Visible in this photo of Coltrane mid-recording session. The likelihood that it is a 545 is supported by this comment by Coltrane frequent producer, Rugy Van Gelder, in this article:

I don't think really there's been much progress since the U47 and the Shure 545. What has happened?

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