Charlie Watts Watts At Scott's CD

Charlie Watts (Drums): Charlie Watts ; Peter King (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); JUan Arguelles (baritone saxophone); Dave Green (bass instrument); Evan Parker, Gerard Presencer, Mark Nightingale, Luis Jardim, Henry Lowther, Anthony Kerr, Brian Lemon.
Personnel: Charlie Watts (drums); Peter King (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Evan Parker (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Julian Arguelles (baritone saxophone); Gerard Presencer (trumpet, flugelhorn, Fender Rhodes piano); Henry Lowther (trumpet, flugelhorn); Mark Nightingale (trombone); Brian Lemon (piano); Anthony Kerr (vibraphone); Luis Jardim (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Miles Ashton.
Liner Note Author: Jon Newey.
Recording information: Ronnie Scott's, London, England (06/12/2001-06/14/2001).
Arrangers: Gerard Presencer; Peter King .
During breaks from drum duties with the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts used his time wisely by forming a band that could provide an outlet for his deep knowledge and love of jazz, especially bop. Watts assembled some of the U.K.'s finest musicians for this tentet, including bandleader, composer, arranger, and alto and soprano saxophonist Peter King, trumpeter, flügelhornist, and arranger Gerard Presencer, and the innovative avant-garde hero Evan Parker on tenor and soprano saxophones. The musical ground they covered over three nights in June 2001 at Ronnie Scott's club in London was captured on the Sanctuary double-disc Watts at Scott's. These 15 tracks provide an ample showcase for lyrical soloing and lively ensemble playing on familiar compositions by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, and Miles Davis, along with equally impressive originals from various tentet members, including Presencer's Latin-ish take on the Stones' "Satisfaction" called "Faction." Whether you're a jazz aficionado, casual listener, or even a Rolling Stones fan, upon hearing this set you'll agree that Charlie Watts is truly in his element. ~ Al Campbell

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Rolling Stone (p.122) - "Charlie Watts was a jazzman before he was a Rolling Stone, and he's never stopped putting his backbeat where his heart is..."
Down Beat (p.78) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "It's about minimizing the degrees of separation between players of different generations and seemingly disparate stylistic orientations. Or, in a word, community."
JazzTimes (p.106) - "This album is a work of electro-acoustic collage, with each track named for a different legendary jazz drummer. The tributes are impressionistic..."