. >> who was charlie parker? >> well, charlie parker was one of the finist american musicians, and he was what is often called a genius or the word geniuses use, but if usually doesn't describe the person. it's just an advertising term now. what charlie parker was was what the word "genius" means, but he not only was a remarkable technician of his instrument, but he embodied what the power of jazz really is, which is the ability to be able to play and to hear, and much of his early life was learning how to hear these -- so that he -- because he has -- because a jazz musician actually has to hear the entire context in which he or she is improvising, and make and reagent as digital speeds to the sound that's going on around them, so charlie parker became one of the most massive exponents of that ability. it's not magic, but people don't usually know that that's what a person has to do, you know? >> all jazz improvised? >> no, but the majority of it is. now, there's some people who wrote what they call composed piec

so charlie parker grew up in that world. part of what he learned is what ever happens in life there is always an opposite version so as a kid he had so they things come to him so fast that he learned to people live one way during the day and another my after dark. one of his jobs which they would put on sex shows upstairs on saturday night. said he is sitting on the bandstand saying these women and dance around and sit on tables and moved monday said the standing committee is gone. women would have sex as other women are others and he was playing well this was going on he may have been it is that when he entered but not definitely when he left so it is kind of startling to realize in our era people lived even more extreme than modern american people because there was no place necessarily a week ago to see the sex show. that no way of 1935 we could have done that. and with all that stuff they created beautiful music in the middle of all of that that is the victory of jazz that there is still something if human beings respond

. ♪ >>> the medical i have flous of one of the greatest pioneers of jazz, charlie parker.n 1920, traveled from obscurity in kansas to international acclaim in new york. at the height of his powers, audiences were compelled to listen, even when it was personally uncomfortable. as explained by daily news columnist, stanley crouch. >> there were these two women who sat in the audience, and they were so enthralled by parker's playing, they didn't go to the bathroom, they wet their seats rather than to get up and miss one note that came out of the saxophone. >> i'm delighted to say that mr. crouch, the author of the new book, "kansas city lightning: the rise and times of charlie parker," joins us now. welcome, sir. >> thank you very much. >> what was it in your view as a musician and artist that made charlie parker so unique? >> well, there were two things, essentially. one of them was his rhythmic imagination. and the other were the notes that he chose to play. and the fact that he heard notes moving at a great velocity. all the while, he heard everything going on around him.

like that charlie parker music? james o'malley is making a new movie called neon san francisco sfo. he used the charlie parker sound track to help give the activities at the airport under a whole new light. what he wanted to remind people about the grace and art industry in moving planes, people, and cargo around the world. >> that looks very cool. >>> 5:09 is the time right now. the oakland a's did it again. >> tag and a miss. >> champions of the west for the second straight year. inside the team's special celebration with their fans and the other title they are trying to win. >>> good morning. right now traffic is doing well around the bay area including san jose northbound 280. that traffic looks good. >>> clear skies out there. so temperatures will warm up a little bit. we'll tell you how much. plus any changes or anymore rain later in the week. i love having a free checked bag with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card th

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sam will send's biography on the sam falls to the famous biographer and the charlie parker book which is just about to come out. victoria wilson will be publishing her long in the works biography of harbor stanwyck. in fact it's so long in the works that it's only falling one coming out this year. another biography that will be out in a few weeks time is the biography on duke ellington called duke. as you can see the biography season runs the gambit from entertainers to choreographers to people who have made their living -- >> host: you mentioned caylee caylee -- katie butlers knocking on heavens door. she is part of our live coverage with the seven festival of books we akin of october 12 and 13th in nashville. you can see or talk about her book live on booktv that weekend. sarah weinman dick cheney has a book coming out this fall and it's not political. >> guest: it's not political but it's certainly very personal to him. it's called hard and american medical odyssey and he is written with jonathan reiner who happens to be his cardiologist. people should be well aware of dick cheney

he used a charlie parker sound track and coeffects to show all the activity.it's easy for passengers to complain when everything does not go right. but he wants to remind people about the romance of flight and grace and ar artestry of planes and trains moving people around town. >>> and we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of san bruno. we'll return live to the scene of a natural gas leak that has prompted caltrain to halt service in the area. >>> and a change in the forecast on its way. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is coming up next. a live picture of union square of when fire danger will be a concern. >>> well the rain clouds completely cleared up. lots of sunshine for today. as a result the advertised warming trend right on track. it looks like a quiet stable pattern happening right now. it will hold for the next few days. you can see a few showers to the north near cape mendecino. a few partly cloudy observations in parts of the north bay but still a nice stable weather pattern in the next few days. our next concern will be gusty winds later

author of this book coming out in september of 2013, "kansas city light ning: rise and times of charlie parker," this is booktv on c-span2. >> up next, six students from university of montana who found absolutepoker.com, and shows early success with revenues of over $1 # million a day, and the eventual scrutiny received from the department of justice which shut it down in 2011. this program is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon. thank you, all, for joining us, and thank you all watching on booktv on c-span, you teaming throngs of billions around the world. when they asked me to come here and interview ben mezrich, i jumped at the chance. he's one of my favorites in the literary world. you know the films based on his book, as well as his book, "disattal billionaire," "the social network," bringing down the house became "21", and you titled the book "sex on the moon" because you knew they wouldn't change the title for the film. the newest is "straight flush," how poker players created an empire, sort of, and i want to begin by just drawing your attention to -- from my money, the greatest author

henry bushkin, he's got a biography coming out on johnny carson, sam wassen, stanley crouch's charlie parker biography which has been in the works for a very long time, that volume has -- is just about to come out. victoria allson who is an -- wilson who is an editor at knopf, she will be publishing her biography on barbara stand wick. and another biography that i had just finished that will be out in a few weeks' time is a biography on duke elington called "duke." it runs the gamut from musicians to entertainers, to choreographers to people who made their living being in the spotlight. >> host: you mentioned katy butler's "knocking on heaven's door," she is part of our coverage the weekend of october 12th and 13 in nashville. you can see her talk about her book live on booktv that weekend. save rah weinman, dick cheney has a book coming out this fall, and it's not political. >> guest: no, it's not political, but it is certainly very personal to him. it's called "heart: an american medical odyssey," and he's written it with his cardiologist. so as i think the american people should be well a

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charlie, proud of starting his firm, brooklyn bridge ventures worked at union square ventures and first round capital. in silicon, an antivist capital firm, counts billionaire philanthropists like john door and shawn parkern early backer in yammer bought by microsoft. all right. let's huddle up on empowered. charlie, what did you think about this sp. >> i'm a user of the product and so i think it's fantastic. my big question as a potential investor is how do you access these markets? >> what about you? >> i love the product. i think it's brilliant he's using readily available off the shelf led and solar panel components that are cheaper and getting efficient by the day. i have concerns about how a small company manufactures and distributes a product like this. >> i'm interested in what other products they have in the pipeline. you can't put all your eggs in one basket. it's a great mission step. jacques, come on down, you're in the hot seat. time to get gently grilled by all of us. mahmoud the first question to you. >> what's your competitive advantage. >> we're not the first solar powered lantern in the market but we have a good team that has been very successful in various businesses. each of the peopl