Chaz Jankel, also known as Chas Jankel (born 16 April 1952, Stanmore, North London), was a keyboard and guitarist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, acting as a co-writer with Dury on the bands best known songs during the British funk/new wave band's commercial peak . Jankel was responsible for much of the funk influences in the Blockheads music, and that love for rhythmic music was a large part of his solo career. He released several solo albums in the early 80s, including Chasanova, Questionnaire, Chazablanca, and Looking At You.

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  • Chaz Jankel, also known as Chas Jankel (born 16 April 1952, Stanmore, North London), was a keyboard and guitarist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, acting as a co-writer with Dury on the bands best known songs during the British funk/new wave band's commercial peak . Jankel was responsible for much of the funk influences in the Blockheads music, and that love for rhythmic music was a large part of his solo career. He released several solo albums in the early 80s, including Chasanova, Questionnaire, Chazablanca, and Looking At You. He hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1982 with the triple A-side "Glad to Know You"/"3,000,000 Synths"/"Ai no Corrida."First hooking up with Dury as part of the pub group Kilburn and the High-Roads in the early part of the 1970s, Jankel was asked by Dury to join his new outfit, and appeared on such Blockheads releases as 1977's "New Boots and Panties!!" and 1979's "Do It Yourself", before leaving the group. But in 1981, Jankel teamed up once more with Dury, for the release "Lord Upminster", which spawned the U.S. Top 40 dance hit "Spasticus Autisticus." But by this time, Jankel had become more interested in pursuing a solo career and he issued several releases for A&M from the early to mid-'80s: 1980's self-titled debut, 1981's "Chasanova" and "Questionnaire", 1983's "Chazablanca", and 1985's "Looking at You". But after the flurry of recording activity, little was heard from Jankel again. Quincy Jones had a UK chart hit with his version of "Ai no Corrida" which reached #14 in April 1981. Jankel returned to The Blockheads after his solo career in America, and worked with Dury on his final two albums . Jankel continues to perform and write with the Blockheads today, after Dury's death in 2000. Jankel has several composer credits for films, including D.O.A. and K2, and best known to many people as the performer of the song "Number One" from the soundtrack of the film Real Genius. (en)
  • Chaz Jankel (* 16. April 1952 in Stanmore, London; auch Chas Jankel) ist ein englischer Musiker. (de)
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  • Chaz Jankel, also known as Chas Jankel (born 16 April 1952, Stanmore, North London), was a keyboard and guitarist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, acting as a co-writer with Dury on the bands best known songs during the British funk/new wave band's commercial peak . Jankel was responsible for much of the funk influences in the Blockheads music, and that love for rhythmic music was a large part of his solo career. He released several solo albums in the early 80s, including Chasanova, Questionnaire, Chazablanca, and Looking At You. (en)
  • Chaz Jankel (* 16. April 1952 in Stanmore, London; auch Chas Jankel) ist ein englischer Musiker. (de)
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