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| Birth name | Charles Jeremy Jankel |
| Also known as | Chaz Jankel |
| Born | 16 April 1952 |
| Origin | Stanmore, North London |
| Genres | Rock/Jazz |
| Occupations | Vocalist, songwriter |
| Years active | 1971 - present |
| Labels | Stiff, Polydor, Demon, Ronnie Harris, A&M |
| Associated acts | Byzantium Kilburn and the High-Roads The Blockheads Ian Dury |
| Website | chazjankel.com (offline) |
Charles Jeremy Jankel [1] (born 16 April 1952, Stanmore, North London) professionally known as Chas Jankel, is a musician best known as the keyboard player and guitarist with Ian Dury And The Blockheads. He was co-writer with Dury of the band's best-known songs during its commercial peak in the late 1970s.
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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.
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 (sans the Blockheads), 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 such as 1980's self-titled debut, 1981's Chasanova and Questionnaire (the latter of which contained the U.S. dance hit "Glad to Know You," a collaboration with Dury)
Quincy Jones had a UK chart hit with his version of "Ai no Corrida" which reached #14 in April 1981.
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".
In 1984, "Number One" went to #1 in the clubs in France.
1983's Chazablanca and 1985's Looking at You are other releases for A&M. But after the flurry of recording activity, little was heard from Jankel again.
Jankel returned to The Blockheads after his solo career in America, and worked with Dury on his final two albums (Mr. Love Pants, Ten More Turnips From The Tip). 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.(1988) and K2. He is best known to many people as the performer of the 1984's song "Number One" from the soundtrack of the film Real Genius.
My Occupation - The Music Of Chaz Jankel is a compilation of Jankel’s biggest works: "Ai No Corrida", "Glad to Know You" and "You're My Occupation". "Get Myself Together" is a lost b-side.
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