Charlie Watts

'The definitive story of the Rolling Stones' HEAT In this remarkable book, the Stones themselves reveal the story behind the legend, getting right to the heart of what makes the group tick. It's the band's-eye view of their history, punctuated by pithy comments on album and single releases, on memorable performances and on the ups and downs of their private world, and also includes stunning illustrations, many from their own personal archives. The book begins with their roots and what brought them together. It then charts their rise from playing in tiny clubs to their success as 'the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world'. They describe how their music has evolved and how it has changed their lives. 'It wasn't so much a question of being a wizard on the guitar. You also had to be quite a magician to live with the Stones' Ronnie Wood

Luminescent, shifting, and radiant; familiar and yet strange: the colors of the aura are a language that can communicate the emotional and spiritual state of the physical world. Aura Weaving is a guidebook to that language, translated into words and art by award-winning aura photographers Charlie Watts and Judah Andrews. Under the aegis of their company, Aura Weaver, they have crisscrossed America and captured the mysterious beauty of over 10,000 different auras. Some of those portraits are showcased in the book, along with an explanation on how to read and photograph auras, how cultivating a healthy aura creates an authentic life, and a fascinating history of aura photography from the Victorian age to the present--and beyond. The authors also share a number of aura-related rituals for balancing the aura, techniques for clearing it of negative energy, and what it means to use newfound aura knowledge on a more holistic path of self-discovery.

Stan Levey is one of the most influential drummers in the history of modern jazz. During his extraordinary career, the self-taught Levey played alongside a who’s who of twentieth century jazz artists: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Thelonius Monk, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Ella Fitzgerald . . . the remarkable list goes on and on, and includes dozens of the most distinguished names in the annals of jazz and popular music. Jazz Heavyweight follows Levey's prolific and colorful life, from his childhood days in rough-and-tumble North Philadelphia, to his first gig as a drummer for Dizzy Gillespie at the tender age of sixteen, to his meteoric rise as one of the most sought after sidemen in the world of bebop, to his membership in the Lighthouse All-Stars. Jazz aficionados will relish Jazz Heavyweight for its new, never-before-published information about such hugely influential musicians as Parker, Gillespie, and Davis, while jazz neophytes will find a fast-paced, colorful encapsulation of the entire history of modern jazz. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking an up-close-and-personal look at jazz in the latter half of the twentieth century.