When not keeping time as drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts pursued jazz music as a bandleader and sideman onstage and in the studio. Now, a selection of the late drummer's recordings in the genre have been collected for a new album.
Anthology, arriving June 30 via BMG, is a retrospective spanning 20 years and various bands, including the Charlie Watts Quintet, Charlie Watts Tentet and the Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project.
Joining Watts on these recordings are double bassist Dave Green and saxophonists Peter King, Evan Parker, and Courtney Pine. Below, you can hear a live recording of "Ain't Nobody Minding Your Store" captured at the UK's Swindon Arts Centre in 1978.
Anthology's 4-LP and 2-CD editions also feature an extended essay from music journalist Paul Sexton, mapping Watts's jazz career and the albums the retrospective draws from. The album is now available for pre-order.
Watts passed away in August 2021 at age 80. Last fall, it was reported that the Rolling Stones would release a new album in summer 2023, which would mark their first without Watts behind the kit.
Anthology:
1. Stompin' at the Savoy (Live at Fulham Town Hall, London, 1986)
2. Flying Home (Live at Fulham Town Hall, London, 1986)
3. Practising, Practising, Just Great
4. Bluebird
5. Relaxing at Camarillo
6. Going, Going Going, Gone
7. Blackbird - White Chicks
8. Cool Blues (Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1991)
9. Lover Man (Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1991)
10. Perdido (Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1991)
11. You Go to My Head
12. If I Should Lose You
13. My Ship
14. Long Ago (And Far Away)
15. Good Morning Heartache
16. Never Let Me Go
17. Roy Haynes
18. Airto
19. Elvin Suit
20. Roll 'Em Charlie (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
21. What's New (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
22. Tin Tin Deo (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
23. Sunset and the Mockingbird (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
24. Take the "A" Train (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
25. Rockhouse Boogie (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, 1978)
26. Ain't Nobody Minding Your Store (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, 1978)
27. Swindon Swing (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, Jan 1978)
Anthology, arriving June 30 via BMG, is a retrospective spanning 20 years and various bands, including the Charlie Watts Quintet, Charlie Watts Tentet and the Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project.
Joining Watts on these recordings are double bassist Dave Green and saxophonists Peter King, Evan Parker, and Courtney Pine. Below, you can hear a live recording of "Ain't Nobody Minding Your Store" captured at the UK's Swindon Arts Centre in 1978.
Anthology's 4-LP and 2-CD editions also feature an extended essay from music journalist Paul Sexton, mapping Watts's jazz career and the albums the retrospective draws from. The album is now available for pre-order.
Watts passed away in August 2021 at age 80. Last fall, it was reported that the Rolling Stones would release a new album in summer 2023, which would mark their first without Watts behind the kit.
Anthology:
1. Stompin' at the Savoy (Live at Fulham Town Hall, London, 1986)
2. Flying Home (Live at Fulham Town Hall, London, 1986)
3. Practising, Practising, Just Great
4. Bluebird
5. Relaxing at Camarillo
6. Going, Going Going, Gone
7. Blackbird - White Chicks
8. Cool Blues (Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1991)
9. Lover Man (Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1991)
10. Perdido (Live at Ronnie Scott's, Birmingham, 1991)
11. You Go to My Head
12. If I Should Lose You
13. My Ship
14. Long Ago (And Far Away)
15. Good Morning Heartache
16. Never Let Me Go
17. Roy Haynes
18. Airto
19. Elvin Suit
20. Roll 'Em Charlie (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
21. What's New (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
22. Tin Tin Deo (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
23. Sunset and the Mockingbird (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
24. Take the "A" Train (Live at Ronnie Scott's, London, 2001)
25. Rockhouse Boogie (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, 1978)
26. Ain't Nobody Minding Your Store (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, 1978)
27. Swindon Swing (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, Jan 1978)
