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    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts performs during a soundcheck before a concert with his band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts performs during a soundcheck before a concert with his band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (L), bassist Dave Green (C) and pianist Ben Waters (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C), bassist Dave Green (2ndR) and german pianist Axel Zwingenberger perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts performs during a soundcheck before a concert with his band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts (C) and bassist Dave Green (R) perform during a soundcheck before a concert with their band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    • Charlie Watts - English drummer Charlie Watts performs during a soundcheck before a concert with his band The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie at the jazz club Le duc des Lombards in Paris, on September 7, 2010. Watts who gained celebrity as drummer of the Rolling Stones, leads also a jazz band. In April 2009 he started to do concerts with 'The A, B, C, & D of Boogie Woogie'.
    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 ...more