John Coltrane Home

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location= 247 Candlewood Path, Dix Hills, New York
locmapin = New York
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 57
lat_seconds = 56.4
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73
long_minutes = 19
long_seconds = 29.28
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architecture= Ranch-style house
added = June 29, 2007
governing_body = Private
refnum=07000628cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The John Coltrane Home is the house in the Dix Hills neighborhood of Huntington, New York where saxophonist John Coltrane resided from 1964 until his death in 1967.cite news | first= | last= | url= http://www.thecoltranehome.org | title= The Coltrane Home | publisher= | date= ] It was in this home that he composed his landmark work, "A Love Supreme".

Background

Coltrane and his wife moved their family to Long Island in 1964. The family included his wife, Alice; her daughter, Michelle, from a previous marriage; and their three children, John Jr., Ravi and Oran.cite news | first= Gene | last= Seymour |url= http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etcoltrane0716,0,2430696.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines | title= Jazzing up John Coltrane's Dix Hills home | publisher=Newsday | date= 2007-07-15] He lived in this home until he died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital on July 17 1967, at the age of 40. His wife Alice, lived in the home until 1973.

The basement of the home was the site of Coltrane Studios, where many of his recordings were made. It has been credited as being the site where many of his works were written, and is suggested as the site of inspiration for "A Love Supreme." cite book | last =Kahn | first =Ashley | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2002 | title = A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album | publisher =Viking Penguin | location = | isbn = 0-670-03136-4] It is a 1950's era brick and wood frame "Farm Ranch" building with four bedrooms, living room, studio in the basement and a practice room above the garage.

In 2002, the Convert|3.4|acre|km2|1 plot and home were threatened by a property developer, Ash Agrawal, who was going to raze the home and subdivide the grounds. A local historian, Steve Fulgoni, launched a campaign to find a benefactor to buy the home in 2004, [cite web
url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-92665490.html
title=Town Trying to Save John Coltrane's Home
publisher=United Press International
accessdate=2008-04-22
date=2004-03-25] and 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 National Register of Historic Places.cite web |url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=15263 |title= Coltrane Home In Dix Hills, NY Receives National Historic Designation |accessdate=2008-04-22 |last= Rice |first= Art |coauthors= |date= 2007-09-21 |work= |publisher=] This honor is rare, given the relatively new construction of the home, but is a reflection of its significance.

ee also

*Louis Armstrong House & Archives

External links

* [http://dix-hills.com dix-hills.com]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=247+Candlewood+Pass,+Dix+Hills,+NY&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl 247 candlewood pass, Dix Hills, NY]
*cite web |url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/coltrane/article_007.htm |title= Who Is John Coltrane?|accessdate=2008-04-22 |last= Rice |first= Art |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=

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