Mid-Cape Maverick is a song inspired by a car. In 1981 my wife Lisa accepted a job offer at Nauset Regional High School on Cape Cod, about 2-1/2 hours from where we were living in Rhode Island. I was finishing my last year of graduate school at the University of Rhode Island, so we continued to maintain our apartment there and I commuted once or twice weekly between Rhode Island and the Cape. I spent many hours driving the Cape's main east-west highway, Route 6, also known as the "Mid-Cape Highway". My car at the time? A 16-year-old 1965 red Ford Maverick. The one in the photo is new. Mine was similar in that it had the same shape. But mine featured very faded paint and plastic compound that filled rusted out sections. The car had a steering column shift lever that refused to stay in park while the engine idled, so we always had to be watchful of its tendency to pop suddenly into reverse and begin backing up on its own. But it held steady for the long drive during our first year on Cape Cod. That car was a maverick indeed! This is a driving song and became a part of my mind's soundtrack as I commuted back and forth to the Cape.
The track is featured on my album Summer Mood. In this jazz combo arrangement I'm playing flute and soprano saxophone. There is also an arrangement for full jazz ensemble that was first written for and performed by the University of Rhode Island Jazz Ensemble.
Sheet music information for this composition is available at the Original Music page. Streaming on all platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.
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The track is featured on my album Summer Mood. In this jazz combo arrangement I'm playing flute and soprano saxophone. There is also an arrangement for full jazz ensemble that was first written for and performed by the University of Rhode Island Jazz Ensemble.
Sheet music information for this composition is available at the Original Music page. Streaming on all platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music.
Click the image below to listen to the song on YouTube.
Free to listen, no account or subscription required.
