Jean Roussel

Not to be confused with Jean Rousselle.

Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel
Birth nameJean Alain Roussel
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Port Louis, Mauritius
GenresClassical, Film Score, Rock, Pop, Reggae, Soul, Funk
Occupation(s)Composer, Record Producer, Musician, Keyboardist, Arranger, Engineer, Educator, "Music in Life & Sound Frequency Well-Being" Sono-Therapist

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer, arranger, educator and "Music in Life & Sound Frequency Well-Being" sono-therapist. [1]

He is best known for his keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly live and in studio with Cat Stevens[2] (e.g. "Peace Train", "Bitterblue", "Oh Very Young", "Tuesday's Dead", "Wild World", "Where Do The Children Play", "Sitting", "Catch Bull at Four", "Teaser and the Firecat", and "Buddha and the Chocolate Box"), and playing on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police. He was also the composer of Rick Ross's Grammy-nominated (2013) "Ashamed" and Wilson Pickett's "Shameless"[clarification needed] (1979).

Roussel has worked in various capacities with many artists, including Paul Kossoff (Producer and Composer "Back Street Crawler"), Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, Peter Frampton, Roy Buchanan, Bob Marley and the Wailers ("Natty Dread", "No Woman, No Cry","Rastaman Vibration", "Lively Up Yourself" etc ), George Harrison, John Paul Jones, Frida, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, Paul Rodgers, John Martyn, Alan White, Roger Glover, Ron Wood, Elkie Brooks, Cheryl Lynn, Sting, Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Tim Hardin, Suzi Quatro, Don Everly, Robert Palmer, 10cc, Kevin Coyne, Luc Plamondon, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Etienne Roda-Gil, Osibisa, Jon Hendricks, John Paul Jones, Françoise Hardy, Donovan, Pappo's Blues, Astor Piazzolla, Joan Armatrading, Tony Levin, Junior Marvin, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Olivia Newton-John, Julien Clerc, Catherine Lara, Jeane Manson, Charles Trenet, Eddy Marnay, and Robert Charlebois, among others.

Credits

Album Artist Released Roussel's credits
Abracadabra Claire Hamill 1975 Piano, orchestral arrangements
Back Street Crawler Paul Kossoff 1973 Producer, composer, Keyboards
Back to Earth Cat Stevens 1978 Piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric)
Back to the Drive Suzi Quatro 2006 Composer
Back to the Night Joan Armatrading 1975 Keyboards, arrangements
Bad News Joe Jammer 1973 Keyboards
Buddha and the Chocolate Box Cat Stevens 1974 Strings, arranger, conductor, keyboards, string arrangements
Catch Bull at Four Cat Stevens 1972 Organ, piano, keyboards
Chris Farlowe Band Live Chris Farlowe 1975 Producer & keyboards
David Courtney's First Day David Courtney 1975 Piano
Daydo Alun Davies 1972 Keyboards
Deceptive Bends 10cc 1977 Organ, peyboards, piano (electric)
Essence to Essence Donovan 1973 Clavinet & keyboards
Foreigner Cat Stevens 1973 Bass, strings, keyboards, piano (electric), string arrangements, brass arrangement, bass arrangement, woodwind arrangement
Happy Children Osibisa 1973 Keyboards
I Want You Wilson Pickett 1978 Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer
Incognito Celine Dion 1987 Producer, composer, arranger and various instruments
I've Got My Own Album to Do Ron Wood 1974 Keyboards
Izitso Cat Stevens 1977 Composer, organ, synthesizer, flute, piano, glockenspiel, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric), vibraphone, string arrangements, sequencing, synthesizer strings
Jamaica Say You Will Joe Cocker 1975 Hammond organ
Julien Clerc Julien Clerc 1980 Keyboards, arranger
Lancashire Hustler Keef Hartley 1973 Keyboards
Lark Linda Lewis 1972 Keyboards
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz Sandy Denny 1973 Keyboards
Live and Learn Elkie Brooks 1979 Keyboards, arranger
Marjory Razorblade Kevin Coyne 1973 Keyboards
Mick Taylor Mick Taylor 1979 Piano, Hammond organ
Natty Dread Bob Marley and the Wailers 1974 ("No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread" and "Lively Up Yourself") Hammond Organ, keyboards, arrangements
Nightlife Thin Lizzy 1974 Keyboards, Hammond organ
Not a Little Girl Anymore Linda Lewis 1975 Keyboards
Now Hear This Junior Hanson 1974 Keyboards, composer
Now Look Ronnie Wood 1975 Composer, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet
Numbers Cat Stevens 1975 Organ, synthesizer, piano, strings, arranger, harpsichord, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric), brass, overdubs, vibraphone, string arrangements, synthesizer strings
Obsessed Les films téléscène inc 1987 "Music"
October Claire Hamill 1973 Keyboards
Painted Head Tim Hardin 1973 Keyboards
"Pieces of a Jigsaw" Del Richardson 1973 Keyboards
"Pieces" Juicy Lucy 1972 Keyboards
"Pressure Drop" Robert Palmer 1976 Keyboards, clavinet, Hammond organ, arrangements
Quickstep Chilli charles 1975 Bass, keyboards
Rastaman Vibration Bob Marley and the Wailers 1976 Hammond organ, keyboards, arranger
Reebop Rebop Kwaku Baah 1972 Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes, composer, arranger, co-producer
Richy Snyder Richy Snyder 1978 Keyboards
Sans Entracte Julien Clerc 1980 Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer
Saturnight (Live in Tokyo) Cat Stevens 1974 Keyboards, arrangements
Shooting Star Elkie Brooks 1978 Keyboards, arranger
Short Cut Draw Blood Jim Capaldi 1975 Bass, keyboards
Squire Alan Hull 1975 Keyboards, arrangements
Sunset Towers Don Everly 1974 Bass, keyboards
Surprise Sisters Surprise Sisters 1976 Keyboards, arrangements
Taking It All in Stride Silverado 1977 Organ, piano
Teaser and the Firecat Cat Stevens 1971 Organ ("Peace Train")
Two Days Away Elkie Brooks 1977 Keyboards, arranger
Whale Meat Again Jim Capaldi 1974 Bass, keyboards, arrangements
White Heat Dusty Springfield 1982 Arranger, composer, synthesizer
Woman Overboard Linda Lewis 1977 Keyboards, arrangements
Atlantis [1973] Atlantis 1973 Keyboards
Jabula Jabula 1975 Keyboards
In Love Cheryl Lynn 1980 Synthesizers, arranger, keyboards
Ghost in the Machine The Police 1981 Keyboards, arranger ("Every Little Thing...")
Adrian Buzy 1983 Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards, composer
Insomnie Buzy 1983 Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards
Mes photos couleur Jeane Manson 1983 Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards
J't'aime comme un fou Robert Charlebois 1983 Arranger, keyboards, producer
Mask Roger Glover 1984 Keyboards, group member
Aime-moi Julien Clerc 1984 Composer
Préférences Julien Clerc 1985 Composer, arranger, keyboards
Les aventures à l'eau Julien Clerc 1987 Composer
Serious Business Brian Greenway 1988 Keyboards, arranger
Charlebois, Vol. 1 Robert Charlebois 1991 Arranger, keyboards
Sweet Dreams: The Anthology Roy Buchanan 1992 Producer, keyboards
Majikat Cat Stevens 2004 Hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer (Recorded 1976, Released 2004)

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Home". jean-roussel.org.
  2. ^ Walters, Charley (28 July 1977). "Izitso". Rolling Stone.