Westwood

 

This is based on the Kerouac journal entry of 5/23/1949:

5/23/1949 (Westwood, Colorado)

Up at 9 refreshed, grocery store, breakfast. Nice to live alone. Worked afternoon to 11P, 1500 hundred words. Wonders if "On the Road" is any good, but will be popular. 

The "nice to live alone" line inherently suggests 12/8 and a bluesy feel, but sounds a bit Steely Dan with the jazz harmony,

Words can have percussive qualities and become the seed of the music.

Westwood by meta4s