{"title":"Chaz Jankel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaz Jankel is a British musician born in 1952 in London. He began his career as a keyboard player and guitarist for Ian Dury and the Blockheads before embarking on a successful solo career in the early 1980s. With several club and chart hits to his name, he also made appearances on various soundtracks. Notably, his son Lewis has followed in his footsteps and now produces and records music under the name Shift K3y.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mostly-we-drive","title":"Mostly We Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly We Drive\u003c\/i\u003e, the debut album by Michael Messer \u0026amp; Chaz Jankel, sees two of Britain's finest musicians recording together for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Virtuoso slide guitarist, singer-songwriter, Michael Messer and multi-instrumentalist, Chaz Jankel have created an exhilarating and accessible album comprising eleven original songs of mesmerising grooves, with superb slide guitar playing and thought-provoking lyrics that bears comparison with the finest work in either of their garlanded careers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his forty year career, Michael Messer's music has remained individual and contemporary. His reputation as an innovator of the blues and master of slide guitar is well known. Messer's album 'King Guitar' topped the US Living Blues chart. Johnny Cash was a fan of Messer's music and wrote the liner notes for his award-winning collaboration album 'Rhythm Oil'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a member of Ian Dury \u0026amp; The Blockheads, Chaz Jankel co-wrote many of their hits with Ian Dury, including the classics 'Sex \u0026amp; Drugs \u0026amp; Rock \u0026amp; Roll' and 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'. In the 1980s, as well as having hits on the US dance scene, Jankel wrote 'Ai No Corrida' which became a hit for Quincy Jones. Jankel also has several composer credits for soundtracks, including D.O.A. and K2. Jankel continues to write and release music, and tour with the Blockheads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knife Edge Records","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50397936025931,"sku":"2170083","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2f39eba3-bbc3-4e8e-be86-d31fb6e0e509_a6821022_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726492734"},{"product_id":"flow-8","title":"Flow","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is Chaz Jankel's new album \u003ci\u003eFlow\u003c\/i\u003e with thirteen soulful, funky jazz tinged tunes in the style of which many associate with Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Chaz also has had a musical journey running alongside The Blockheads. This was kickstarted in 1981 when he wrote and recorded the original Ai No Corrida (which Quincy Jones covered)that featured on his first of 4 albums, all tracks now available online.  Chaz also had a couple of huge club hits with Glad to know you(co-written with Ian Dury)and the original genre shaping electrofunk banger 3,000000 synths.  On this new album his own musical skills are augmented at times by fellow Blockhead saxophonist Dave Lewis and on trumpet Bryan Corbett. Also on this album he features 2 other lead singers, Melody Palmer and Andy Caine - both extremely soulful.  Chaz is also accompanied by Cherry Cameron on 3 songs, the first of which is Bodies Without A Soul, the last song he wrote for this album. Only after completing this song could Chaz imagine performing this material live. He rides again, in a very funky pair of New Boots (no panties).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CJ Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50442007478603,"sku":"2026470","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Flow_0c926625_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726990175"},{"product_id":"glad-to-know-you-the-anthology-1980-1986","title":"Glad To Know You – The Anthology 1980-1986","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaz Jankel\u003c\/strong\u003e, having originally played guitar in prog-rock group Byzantium and briefly in Jonathan Kelly’s Outside, rose to prominence as Ian Dury’s sidekick and musical director in \u003cstrong\u003eIan Dury and The Blockheads\u003c\/strong\u003e. He was the musical mastermind behind debut \u003cem\u003eNew Boots And Panties\u003c\/em\u003e and its follow up \u003cem\u003eDo It Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJankel’s solo career was launched with the song \"\u003cem\u003eAi No Corrida\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which appeared on his self-titled debut album, but was mainly known via the version recorded by Quincy Jones on his \u003cem\u003eThe Dude\u003c\/em\u003e album, which was a worldwide hit in 1981 (#14 UK, #28 US). The follow-up album, \u003cem\u003eChasanova\u003c\/em\u003e (Questionnaire in US) was notable for the big US club hit \"\u003cem\u003eGlad To Know You\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which went to #1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, staying there for seven weeks. It was the biggest selling 12-inch single of 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was one of several collaborations between Jankel and Ian Dury, who wrote the sardonic lyrics to the song. Several of the tracks for \u003cem\u003eChazablanca\u003c\/em\u003e were recorded at Chris Blackwell’s Compass Point Studios, where Chaz worked with legendary Jamaican sound engineer Steve Stanley (Kendall Stubbs also contributed bass to this album). Several of the songs on \u003cem\u003eChazablanca\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQuestionnaire\u003c\/em\u003e were co-writes with Laura Weymouth, sister of Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads \/Tom Tom Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChaz\u003c\/em\u003e’s final album for A\u0026amp;M, \u003cem\u003eLooking At You\u003c\/em\u003e, included the club hit \"\u003cem\u003eNumber One\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which was included on the soundtrack for BratPack comedy Real Genius, starring Val Kilmer. This was also another co-write with Ian Dury. All the albums demonstrate both Jankel’s keen ear for melody but also his willingness to experiment with rhythms, forms, and styles, from the Kraftwerkian \"\u003cem\u003e3,000,000 Synths\u003c\/em\u003e\" to the criminally underrated R\u0026amp;B of \"\u003cem\u003eTell Me Tell Me\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the package are five CDs, which comprise the four solo albums originally released on A\u0026amp;M of which only two; \u003cem\u003eLooking At You\u003c\/em\u003e (released in Germany) and \u003cem\u003eChaz Jankel\u003c\/em\u003e (released in the UK in 2005) ever came out on CD. There is a bonus CD which includes various dance remixes, single edits, and bonus tracks from 12-inch releases over the period 1980 – 1986. The vast majority of the material here has never been available digitally anywhere before. The bonus CD was compiled by acclaimed DJ and writer – Bill Brewster – and this gorgeous package also includes a Bill Brewster penned essay, detailing the career of Chaz taken from extensive interviews with the author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Red","offers":[{"title":"CD | x5","offer_id":50447401517387,"sku":"1102902","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/94952cab-af8b-41f0-806e-acb7e63b5df6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727077292"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_1707bc18_thumbnail_4096_8cb2d2dc-ad15-4485-b0be-c1249ca53a5e.jpg?v=1726492713","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/chaz-jankel.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}