Album of Charlie Watts’ jazz recordings on the way

An album of The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts’ jazz recordings is set to be released by BMG this June.

Anthology includes features spanning over two decades, the legendary drummer having collaborated with double-bassist Dave Green and saxophonists Peter King, Evan Parker, Courtney Pine and more.

Watts tragically passed away in 2021 at age 80 after a long battle with throat cancer, revealed by bandmate Keith Richards. The new album will come in 4xLP and 2xCD formats, as well as digitally.

Alongside the announcement came the release of 'Ain’t Nobody Minding Your Store,' live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, 1978.

Watts always maintained that he was a jazz man and that the 'rocking and rolling' belonged to Keith and Mick Jagger. It can be seen in his fine-cut suits and impeccably polished shoes that he continued to sport well into the later Stones' tours. Whilst his bandmates dazzled front and centre in their glitzy, garish shirts and too-tight pants, Watts maintained his subtle yet stoic background presence and kept beat as reliably as he had done for over sixty years.

He maintained that Gerry Mulligan’s ‘Walkin’ Shoes’ was the record that made him want to play drums, although he didn't actually enjoy drum solos. Watts was a teammate by nature, a quality that always shone through. The Stones knew they were very lucky to have him.

Check out the Anthology tracklist below.

01) Stompin’ at the Savoy (Live at Fulham Town Hall, London, 1986)
02) Flying Home (Live at Fulham Town Hall, London, 1986)
03) Practising, Practising, Just Great
04) Bluebird
05) Relaxing at Camarillo
06) Going, Going Going, Gone
07) Blackbird - White Chicks
08) Cool Blues (Live at Ronnie Scott’s, Birmingham, 1991)
09) 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)