John Coltrane composed his masterpiece, "A Love Supreme," at the house, and Alice Coltrane, also a noted jazz musician, recorded her first five albums there. Credit: Gary Licker ...

Coltrane changed the game in American music a few times over. Here’s a guided tour to his career, courtesy of 15 musicians, scholars, poets, writers and other experts.

Michelle Coltrane, who also sits on the Friends' board, said the family's time on Long Island, before the death of her stepfather and her younger brother, were the happiest of her life.