John "Calico Jack" Rackham
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_Jack) was a notorious 18th century
pirate operating in the Bahamas and Cuba.
He may have actually been a distant relative of mine. His original and well-known pirate flag,
not to mention his romantic relationship with the notorious Anne Bonney,
seems an ideal subject for the History Channel. Until then - musically, iCalico Jacki (5:00)
captures the nautical feel of sailing the seas searching for ships to
plunder. The piece contains two
related but distinct themes: A jaunty
horn pipe-like dance tune introduced by the piccolo, and a slower, romantic
melody reminiscent of a sailing ship riding the ocean waves.