Paranoid Android wrote on Dec 17
th, 2011 at 9:53pm:
SO?!? Has this jam session taken place yet???
Anyone with the scoop?!?
Ok..I think I can give you the info now. I was given this info on the day the session started, but wasnt allowed to post it.
However, as I've had the same info verified by two other people unconnected with the person who originally told me (and more info provided) - and neither of them told me NOT to post it - I think its fair enough to share it by now.
The Stones jammed in a rehearsal studio in London's Chelsea area from Tuesday 6th to Thursday 8th December.
Bill Wyman and Ben Waters were there for all three days. Mick Jagger joined the band on the last day. (He had a prior engagement in Paris earlier in the week - the Scorsese tribute event)
The band simply did some blues jams. It wasn't a recording session. By all accounts, things went well and it appears relations between Mick and Keith seem to be fine. Clearly, some olive branches were needed, but it certainly appears that World War III has been averted - again!
Despite speculation to the contrary on other sites, Mick Taylor wasn't there.
I'm personally not reading anything significant into the inclusion of Wyman and Waters (or the non-inclusion of Taylor) regarding 2012 because it really does appear it was a case of a few friends who were available having a jam session to keep their playing chops together. It could simply be that Leavell and Jones - who live in the US - werent available.
There is no concrete info regarding 2012 plans as yet. Everything I've heard suggests they'll tour, but where, when and for how long is merely speculation at this point. Aside from understanding that a career-spanning DVD release is in the works for their 50th anniversary and probably a UMG-issued compilation, I'm unaware of any
firm plans for new releases. As yet.