Brownian Motion Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 A Love Still Supreme, but a House in Ruins There is a ranch house out in the middle of Long Island, just south of the expressway in Dix Hills, where the saxophonist John Coltrane lived, started a family and composed “A Love Supreme” in the spare bedroom. The album is a hymn of praise and thanksgiving by a man who found peace and God after alcohol and heroin. It is the work that helped make Coltrane a jazz immortal. While it will live on, the house is another story. It has been empty about seven years. The bricks are crumbling. The raccoons have been evicted, but not the termites. Lexan panels cover the windows; a fan blows futilely to keep down the mold. That’s about as far as the restoration goes. More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Fascinating. Presumably the photo in picture 3 is of the basement area where Alice Coltrane had her recording studio? I hope that they get the funding and support to make this place the historical attraction that it deserves to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 Trane had a nice crib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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