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Chris Jasper
Christopher Howard Jasper (December 30, 1951 – February 23, 2025) was an American singer, composer and producer. Jasper was a member of the Isley Brothers from 1973 to 1983, and Isley-Jasper-Isley from 1984 to 1987. He was also a successful solo musician and record producer, recording over 17 of his own solo albums, including four urban contemporary gospel albums, all written, produced and performed, both vocally and instrumentally, by Jasper. He also produced artists for his New York City-based record label, Gold City Records. Jasper's keyboard and Moog synthesizer work was his signature contribution to the Isley Brothers' music of the 1970s and 1980s when the Isley Brothers were a self-contained band. Early life and career Jasper was born on December 30, 1951. He was a classically trained musician and composer. The youngest of seven siblings, he started studying classical music at the age of seven at the suggestion of his mother, Elizabeth. After graduating from high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio River, Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. It is the List of cities in Ohio, third-most populous city in Ohio and List of united states cities by population, 66th-most populous in the U.S., with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metro area and the Metropolitan statistical area, nation's 30th-largest, with over 2.3 million residents. Throughout much of the 19th century, Cincinnati was among the Largest cities in the United States by population by decade, top 10 U.S. cities by population. The city developed as a port, river town for cargo shipping by steamboats, located at the crossroads of the Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Housemartins
The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band (the back cover of their debut album, '' London 0 Hull 4'', contained the message, "Take Jesus – Take Marx – Take Hope"). The group's a cappella cover version of " Caravan of Love" (originally by Isley-Jasper-Isley) was a UK number one single in December 1986. After breaking up in 1988, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway formed the Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook became an electronic dance music DJ and producer, founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman, and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim. Career Formation The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton (vocals, billed as "P.d. Heaton".) and Stan Cullimore (guitar), initially as a busking duo. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Inside You
''Inside You'' is the 20th album by the Isley Brothers, released on T-Neck Records on December 1, 1981. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''. Reception Despite the post disco title track being a top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles chart, the album became the band's first since 1972's '' Brother, Brother, Brother'' to not be awarded an RIAA certification after nine consecutive albums had been certified gold or platinum. Track listing Personnel ;The Isley Brothers * Ronald Isley – lead vocals * Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley – background vocals * Ernie Isley – lead and rhythm guitars, percussion and drums * Marvin Isley – bass, percussion * Chris Jasper – all keyboards, percussion, vibes, string and horn arrangements ;Guest Musicians * Everett Collins – drums * Kevin Jones – congas, percussion * Gene Orloff – concertmaster * Marilyn Wright – vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grand Slam (The Isley Brothers Album)
''Grand Slam'' is the nineteenth album by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint via CBS Records on March 21, 1981. The album was recorded and mixed digitally. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''. Reception ''Grand Slam'' was successful on both the pop and R&B album charts, where it reached #28 and #3, respectively. It eventually went gold after selling 500,000 copies. Track listing Personnel ;The Isley Brothers *Ronald Isley — lead vocals, background vocals, musical arrangement *O'Kelly Isley — background vocals, musical arrangement *Rudolph Isley — background vocals, musical arrangement *Ernie Isley — background vocals (2)The Isley Brothers. "I Once Had Your Love...". YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. August 22, 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1VRCXPgm8w, musical arrangement, guitars, drums, percussion *Marvin Isley — background vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Go All The Way (The Isley Brothers Album)
''Go All the Way'' is an album by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint on April 19, 1980. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''. Reception The album contains the ''Billboard'' number-one R&B ballad, "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)", and the number 11 mid-tempo hit "Here We Go Again". Track listing Personnel *Ronald Isley - musical arrangement, lead vocals, background vocals * O'Kelly Isley Jr. - musical arrangement, background vocals *Rudolph Isley - musical arrangement, background vocals *Ernie Isley - background vocals (5),The Isley Brothers"Don't Say Goodnight...Pts. 1 & 2" YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. January 25, 2017. musical arrangement, guitar, drums, timbales, congas, other percussion *Marvin Isley - background vocals (5), musical arrangement, bass guitar, percussion *Chris Jasper Christopher Howard Jasper (December 30, 1951 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Winner Takes All (album)
''Winner Takes All'' is a studio album by the Isley Brothers, released on T-Neck Records on August 21, 1979. It was their first and only double album. The album included the number-one R&B hit, " I Wanna Be With You" and the top 20 UK disco hit, " It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)". The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''. The album continued the brothers' trademark of mixing uptempo funk numbers with softer soul balladry. However, their sound now included elements of disco. While some of their music had pioneered the genre, ''Winner Takes All'' was the first album to embrace disco rhythms. The disco element helped songs such as "I Wanna Be With You" and "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" become hits. However, the band did not release any ballads from the album, making it one of the few times since 1973 that they not release a ballad as a single. However, ballads like "You're ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Showdown (The Isley Brothers Album)
''Showdown'' is the sixteenth studio album by the Isley Brothers, released on April 22, 1978, on their T-Neck Records label. Singles released from the album include the #1 funk/disco hit, "Take Me to the Next Phase" and the top 20 R&B slower, "Groove With You". The album became another platinum album for the Isley Brothers. It was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''. Release ''Showdown'' was released 22 April 1978 on the Isley Brother's own T-Neck Records label. It was their sixteenth album release. It was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''. Reception Spawning the #1 funk/disco hit, Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1 & 2) and the top 20 R&B slower, "Groove With You", the album became another platinum album for the Isley Brothers. Track listing Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on Liner notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Go For Your Guns
''Go for Your Guns'' is the fifteenth album by the Isley Brothers. Released on April 16, 1977, on their T-Neck label, it was also the band's fifth album to be distributed by their deal with Epic. Released in mid-April 1977, the album peaked a month later at 1 on ''Billboard'' Top Soul chart, and at 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959–1983''. Overview Recording After four albums that were assisted by producers Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff in California, the Isley Brothers decided to stay in the East Coast choosing to record at upstate New York's Bearsville Studios, not too far from the brothers' T-Neck label in neighboring New Jersey at Chris Jasper's insistence. The album was engineered by John Holbrook assisted by Tom Mark. It was mixed at Mediasound in New York City with Holbrook as mix engineer. The album also noted Ron Isley's growing tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Harvest For The World
''Harvest for the World'' is the fourteenth studio album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint on May 29, 1976. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959–1983''. Reception The album included the successful socially conscious title track and the top three R&B record, "Who Loves You Better?" While not released as singles, the ballads "(At Your Best) You Are Love" and "Let Me Down Easy" were also hits. The album sold over 500,000 copies in the first three weeks of release, making it one of the fastest-selling records ever (it passed the million sales mark in the early 2000s). It topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart; the Isleys third straight album to do so. Track listing Unless otherwise noted, information is based on liner notes Personnel ;Performance * Ronald Isley – lead vocals * O'Kelly Isley Jr. background vocals * Rudolph Isley background vocals * Ernie Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Heat Is On (album)
''The Heat Is On'' is the thirteenth studio album by American soul and funk group The Isley Brothers, released June 7, 1975, on T-Neck Records and Epic Records. Written and produced entirely by the group, the album was recorded in 1975 at Kendum Recorders in Burbank, California. ''The Heat Is On'' features musical elements of rock, and is divided between uptempo funk songs and soul ballads. ''The Heat Is On'' sold 500,000 copies in its first month of release and spent 40 weeks on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. It became the Isley Brothers' first number-one album in the United States. The album received generally favorable reviews from publications, including ''The Village Voice'', ''Melody Maker'', and ''Rolling Stone''. Music critics have since cited the album as among the Isley Brothers' best work. In 1999, ''The Heat Is On'' was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with shipments of two million copies. It was reissued on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Live It Up (The Isley Brothers Album)
''Live It Up'' is the twelfth album by the Isley Brothers, released on September 7, 1974. It was their second major-distributed album with Epic Records under their T-Neck subsidiary. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959–1983''. Recording Like their previous recording, their breakthrough 1973 album, ''3 + 3'', the album was assisted by the team of Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff. The album also continued their growing trademark of funky dance songs mixed with softer soul ballads, which set the precedent for their landmark 1975 release, '' The Heat Is On''. Reception The album spawned hit singles such as the title track, which topped at number eight on the US R&B charts, while another single, "Midnight Sky", was also a top ten R&B success, while both songs received some modest play on the pop and rock stations. The album's ballads including their slower rendition of Todd Rundgren's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience. As of 2023, the ''Post'' had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both of which were the List of newspapers in the United States, third-largest among U.S. newspapers after ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. In 1933, financier Eugene Meyer (financier), Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy and revived its health and reputation; this work was continued by his successors Katharine Graham, Katharine and Phil Graham, Meyer's daughter and son-in-law, respectively, who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
