The current practice of developing high-performance software for parallel computers includes a tuning phase where the software's performance is optimised for a specific hardware platform.
Much taken with John Delafose's pre-zydeco style, Mr. Strachwitz recorded an album that included a tune called "Joe Pete's Got Two Women".
"Believe it or not, every now and then she would break into song," including a tune from Bedknobs and Broomsticks "during a tea break in rehearsals".
A Yamaha spinet in Mr. Strouse's office was used to create assorted jingles, including a tune to help sell Ramblin' Root Beer, and the score for the blockbuster, "Annie".
It included a tune by Mr. Coleman, "I Heard It Over the Radio"; one by Carlos Ward, which sounded in the same vein; and some originals.
Add to that the lag between some courses and a random playlist, the low point of which included a tune from a group that sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the experience reached critical mess.
Yet intricacy wasn't the only mode of the set, which began with an untitled new piece with a straightforward post-bop feel, and elsewhere included a tune by Mr. Patitucci in tribute to the tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson.
There were some mighty fine selections on there, including a tune by one of my favorite newish artists, Courtney Barnett.
In the autumn of 2008, a limited pressing 12" called "Iron Devil" was released featuring Lee Scratch Perry and Prince Far-I in a dubstep style, including a tune based on the Perry riddim used on reggae hits like "Disco Devil", "Chase The Devil", and "Croaking Lizard".
Also, the interaction between the blades and the tower including a tuned mass damper (TMD) is considered.
