On first glance, Charlie Watts would seem to be a funny choice to include in a jazz book for he is the longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones. However, jazz was Watts' first love and in the 1980s he toured worldwide with a huge big band that included many of England's top musicians (giving one a chance to hear Evan Parker play "Lester Leaps In!"). In 1991, he organized an excellent bop quintet (featuring altoist Peter King) that paid tribute to Charlie Parker, justifying Watts' place in any jazz history book.

This would further negate that nasty rumor involving one Charlie Watts' departure, too. The article goes on to add: Meanwhile, Wood revealed he has been in ...

Guitarist Ronnie Wood has confirmed he has been in touch with band members Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts just last week, and everything. ...

College sophomore Charlotte “Charlie” Watts, however, likes to attack a canvas. Watts' award-winning piece “Mon Petit Chou” (“My Little Cabbage”) involved a ...

Meanwhile, Wood revealed he has been in touch with bandmates Sir Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts. He added everything was "great" between them, ...