The John Coltrane Home is a house in the

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neighborhood of Huntington,

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, where saxophonist

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lived from 1964 until his death in 1967. It was in this home that he composed ''

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Background

Coltrane and his wife moved their family to

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in 1964. The family included his wife,

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; her daughter, Michelle, from a previous marriage; and their three children, John Jr.,

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, and Oran. He lived in this house until he died from

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at Huntington Hospital on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. Alice Coltrane lived in the house until 1973. The basement of the house was the site of Coltrane Studios where many of his demo recordings were made. It is a 1950s era brick and wood frame " Farm Ranch" building with four bedrooms, living room, studio in the basement, and a practice room above the garage. The practice room is where the album ''A Love Supreme'' was composed.

Preservation efforts

New York State Historic Marker of John Coltrane House

In 2002, the house and property faced demolition and development until Steve Fulgoni, a local historian, discovered its provenance. Fulgoni alerted owner Ash Agrawal, Coltrane's widow Alice, and the Huntington Historic Preservation Committee, who together sought a benefactor to buy the home in 2004. In 2006 it was purchased by the Town of Huntington and given to the Friends of the Coltrane Home. In 2007, the home was added to the New York State and the

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. In 2011, the

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included the home on its list of the 11 Most Endangered Places. In 2018, it received an award from the

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References

External links

The Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, New York

Saving the Coltrane Home in Dix Hills
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"Saving the House of Jazz Legend John Coltrane" at the BBC
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