Jean Roussel

Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel
Birth name Jean Alain Roussel
Born 1951 (age 66–67)
Port Louis, Mauritius
Genres Classical, Film Score, Rock, Pop, Reggae
Occupation(s) Composer, Music Producer, Musician, Arranger, Educator
Associated acts Cat Stevens
Celine Dion
Elkie Brooks
Dusty Springfield
Patti Labelle
Luther Vandross
Olivia Newton-John
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Sting
Stewart Copeland
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jerry Knight
Phil Seamen
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Catherine Lara
John Paul Jones
Peter Frampton
Étienne Roda-Gil
Thin Lizzy
Joe Cocker
The Police
Robert Palmer
Ron Wood
Keith Richards & Mick Jagger
Rick Ross
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Dave Grusin
Roy Buchanan
Eric Triton
Linda Ronstadt
Chuck Rainey
Bernard Purdie
Wilton Felder
Buddy Emmons
Carol Kaye
Clarence McDonald
Don Everly
Jon Hendricks
Leiber and Stoller
Tim Hardin
Serge Gainsbourg
Françoise Hardy
Paul Gurvitz
'Big' Jim Sullivan
Steve Lukather
Jeff Porcaro
Elliott Randall
David Sanborn
Steve Gadd
Paul Kossoff
Joan Armatrading
Donovan
Martin Drew
Luc Plamondon
Bobby Womack
Randy Brecker
Michael Brecker
Will Lee
Albert Lee
Chris Farlowe

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer and arranger.[1]

He is best known for keyboard work in the 1970s and 1980s, playing regularly with Cat Stevens[2] (e.g. "Peace Train", 1971), a brief session with The Police (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981) and performing a variety of roles with dozens of others (e.g. Paul Kossoff, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Elkie Brooks, Roger Glover ~ Deep Purple, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Rick Ross, Celine Dion, Suzi Quatro, Donovan, Ron Wood, Joan Armatrading, Joe Cocker, Peter Frampton etc).

Credits

AlbumArtistReleased Roussel's credits
"Abracadabra"Claire Hamill1975 Piano, Orchestral Arrangements
"Back Street Crawler"Paul Kossoff1973 Producer, composer, Keyboards
"Back to Earth"Cat Stevens1978 Piano, Strings, arranger, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric)
"Back to the Drive"Suzi Quatro2006Composer
"Back to the Night"Joan Armatrading1975Keyboards, arrangements
"Bad News"Joe Jammer1973Keyboards
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box"Cat Stevens1974 Strings, arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, String Arrangements
"Catch Bull at Four"Cat Stevens1972Organ, piano, keyboards
"Chris Farlowe Band Live"Chris Farlowe1975Producer & keyboards
"David Courtney's First Day"David Courtney1975Piano
"Daydo"Alun Davies1972Keyboards
"Deceptive Bends"10cc1977 Organ, Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
"Essence to Essence"Donovan1973Clavinet & keyboards
"Foreigner"Cat Stevens1973 Bass, Strings, Keyboards, Piano (Electric) String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement, Bass Arrangement, Woodwind Arrangement
"Happy Children"Osibisa1973Keyboards
"I Want You"Wilson Pickett1978 Producer, Keyboards, arranger, composer
"Incognito"Celine Dion1987 Producer, composer, Arranger and various instruments
"I've Got My Own Album to Do"Ron Wood1974Keyboards
"Izitso"Cat Stevens1977 Composer, Organ, Synthesizer, Flute, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Vibraphone, String Arrangements, Sequencing, Synthesizer Strings
"Jamaica Say You Will"Joe Cocker1975Hammond organ
"Julien Clerc"Julien Clerc1980Keyboards, arranger
"Lancashire Hustler"Keef Hartley1973Keyboards
"Lark"Linda Lewis1972Keyboards
"Like an Old Fashioned Waltz"Sandy Denny1973Keyboards
"Live & Learn"Elkie Brooks1979Keyboards, arranger
"Marjory Razorblade"Kevin Coyne1973Keyboards
"Mick Taylor"Mick Taylor1979Piano, Hammond organ
"Natty Dread"Bob Marley & The Wailers1974 ("No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread", "Lively Up Yourself") Hammond Organ, keyboards, arrangements
"Nightlife"Thin Lizzy1974Keyboards, Hammond organ
"Not a Little Girl Anymore" Linda Lewis1975Keyboards
"Now Hear This"Junior Hanson1974Keyboards, composer
"Now Look"Ronnie Wood1975 Composer, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet
"Numbers"Cat Stevens1975 Organ, synthesizer, piano, strings, arranger, harpsichord, keyboards, organ (hammond), piano (electric), brass, overdubs, vibraphone, string arrangements, synthesizer strings
"Obsessed"Les films téléscène inc1987"Music"
"October"Claire Hamill1973Keyboards
"Painted Head"Tim Hardin1973Keyboards
"Pieces of a Jigsaw"Del Richardson1973Keyboards
"Pieces"Juicy Lucy1972Keyboards
"Pressure Drop"Robert Palmer1976 Keyboards, clavinet, Hammond organ, arrangements
"Quickstep"Chilli charles1975Bass, keyboards
"Rastaman Vibration"Bob Marley & The Wailers1976 Hammond Organ, Keyboards, arranger
"Reebop"Reebop Kwaku Baah1972 Hammond Organ, Piano, Rhodes, composer, arranger, co-Producer
"Richy Snyder"Richy Snyder1978Keyboards
"Sans Entracte"Julien Clerc1980 Producer, Keyboards, arranger, composer
"Saturnight (Live in Tokyo)"Cat Stevens1974Keyboards, arrangements
"Shooting Star"Elkie Brooks1978Keyboards, arranger
"Short Cut Draw Blood"Jim Capaldi1975Bass, keyboards
"Squire"Alan Hull1975Keyboards, arrangements
"Sunset Towers"Don Everly1974Bass, keyboards
"Surprise Sisters"Surprise Sisters1976Keyboards, arrangements
"Taking It All in Stride"Silverado1977Organ, piano
"Teaser & The Firecat"Cat Stevens1971 Organ ("Peace Train")
"Two Days Away"Elkie Brooks1977Keyboards, arranger
"Whale Meat Again"Jim Capaldi1974 Bass, Keyboards, Arrangements
"White Heat"Dusty Springfield1982 Arranger, composer, Synthersizer
"Woman Overboard"Linda Lewis1977Keyboards, arrangements
"Atlantis [1973]"Atlantis1973Keyboards
"Jabula"Jabula1975Keyboards
"In Love"Cheryl Lynn1980 Synthesizers, arranger, Keyboards
"Ghost in the Machine"The Police1981 Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")
"Adrian"Buzy1983Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards, composer
"Insomnie"Buzy1983Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards
"Mes photos couleur"Jeane Manson1983Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards
"J't'aime comme un fou"Robert Charlebois1983Arranger, keyboards, producer
"Mask"Roger Glover1984Keyboards, group member
"Aime-moi"Julien Clerc1984Composer
"Préférences"Julien Clerc1985Composer, arranger, keyboards
"Les aventures à l'eau"Julien Clerc1987Composer
"Serious Business"Brian Greenway1988Keyboards, arranger
"Charlebois, Vol. 1"Robert Charlebois1991Arranger, keyboards
"Sweet Dreams: The Anthology"Roy Buchanan1992Producer, keyboards
"Majikat"Cat Stevens2004 Hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer (Recorded 1976, Released 2004)

Awards

  • Félix Award (1987) for arranging "Comme un cœur froid" and was nominated for two other Félix Awards for producing and engineering "Incognito."
  • Platinum Album Award (1982) for Arrangement and Keyboards on "Ghost in the Machine" ~ The Police
  • Platinum Album Award (1984) for contribution to "Legend" ~ Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • Grammy Nomination (2013) – Songwriter of the Year ~ Rap Music "Ashamed" by Rick Ross

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone
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