Jean Roussel
Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951, Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer and arranger. He is best known for keyboard work in the 1970s and 1980s, playing regularly with Cat Stevens (e.g. "Peace Train", 1976), playing and composing with Sting (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981) and performing a variety of roles with dozens of others (e.g. Paul Kossoff, Elkie Brooks, Dusty Springfield, Celine Dion, Suzi Quatro, Donovan, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Armatrading, etc.).
Credits
Album | Artist | Released | Roussel's credits |
---|---|---|---|
"Abracadabra" | Hamill, ClaireClaire Hamill | 1975 | Piano, Orchestral Arrangements |
"Back Street Crawler" | Kossoff, PaulPaul Kossoff | 1973 | Producer, composer, Keyboards |
"Back to Earth" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1978 | Piano, Strings, arranger, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric) |
"Back to the Drive" | Quatro, SuziSuzi Quatro | 2006 | Composer |
"Back to the Night" | Armatrading, JoanJoan Armatrading | 1975 | Keyboards, arrangements |
"Bad News" | Jammer, JoeJoe Jammer | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1974 | Strings, arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, String Arrangements |
"Catch Bull at Four" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1972 | Organ, piano, keyboards |
"Chris Farlowe Band Live" | Farlowe, ChrisChris Farlowe | 1975 | Producer & keyboards |
"David Courtney's First Day" | Courtney, DavidDavid Courtney | 1975 | Piano |
"Daydo" | Davies, AlunAlun Davies | 1972 | Keyboards |
"Deceptive Bends" | 10cc | 1977 | Organ, Keyboards, Piano (Electric) |
"Essence to Essence" | Donovan | 1973 | Clavinet & keyboards |
"Foreigner" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1973 | Bass, Strings, Keyboards, Piano (Electric) String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement, Bass Arrangement, Woodwind Arrangement |
"Happy Children" | Osibisa | 1973 | Keyboards |
"I Want You" | Pickett, WilsonWilson Pickett | 1978 | Producer, Keyboards, arranger, composer |
"Incognito" | Dion, CelineCeline Dion | 1987 | Producer, composer, Arranger and various instruments |
"I've Got My Own Album to Do" | Wood, RonRon Wood | 1974 | Keyboards |
"Izitso" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1977 | Composer, Organ, Synthesizer, Flute, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Vibraphone, String Arrangements, Sequencing, Synthesizer Strings |
"Jamaica Say You Will" | Cocker, JoeJoe Cocker | 1975 | Hammond organ |
"Julien Clerc" | Clerc, JulienJulien Clerc | 1980 | Keyboards, arranger |
"Lancashire Hustler" | Hartley, KeefKeef Hartley | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Lark" | Lewis, LindaLinda Lewis | 1972 | Keyboards |
"Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" | Denny, SandySandy Denny | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Live & Learn" | Brooks, ElkieElkie Brooks | 1979 | Keyboards, arranger |
"Marjory Razorblade" | Coyne, KevinKevin Coyne | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Mick Taylor" | Taylor, MickMick Taylor | 1979 | Piano, Hammond organ |
"Natty Dread" | Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1974 | ("No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread", "Lively Up Yourself") Hammond Organ, keyboards, arrangements |
"Nightlife" | Thin Lizzy | 1974 | Keyboards, Hammond organ |
"Not a Little Girl Anymore" | Lewis, LindaLinda Lewis | 1975 | Keyboards |
"Now Hear This" | Hanson, JuniorJunior Hanson | 1974 | Keyboards, composer |
"Now Look" | Wood, RonnieRonnie Wood | 1975 | Composer, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet |
"Numbers" | Stevens, CatCat 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" | Hamill, ClaireClaire Hamill | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Painted Head" | Hardin, TimTim Hardin | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Pieces of a Jigsaw" | Richardson, DelDel Richardson | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Pieces" | Juicy Lucy | 1972 | Keyboards |
"Pressure Drop" | Palmer, RobertRobert Palmer | 1976 | Keyboards, clavinet, Hammond organ, arrangements |
"Quickstep" | Chilli charles | 1975 | Bass, keyboards |
"Rastaman Vibation" | Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1976 | Hammond Organ, Keyboards, arranger |
"Reebop" | Reebop Kwaku Baah | 1972 | Hammond Organ, Piano, Rhodes, composer, arranger, co-Producer |
"Richy Snyder" | Snyder, RichyRichy Snyder | 1978 | Keyboards |
"Sans Entracte" | Clerc, JulienJulien Clerc | 1980 | Producer, Keyboards, arranger, composer |
"Saturnight (Live in Tokyo)" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1974 | Keyboards, arrangements |
"Shooting Star" | Brooks, ElkieElkie Brooks | 1978 | Keyboards, arranger |
"Short Cut Draw Blood" | Capaldi, JimJim Capaldi | 1975 | Bass, keyboards |
"Squire" | Hull, AlanAlan Hull | 1975 | Keyboards, arrangements |
"Sunset Towers" | Everly, DonDon Everly | 1974 | Bass, keyboards |
"Suprise Sisters" | Suprise Sisters | 1976 | Keyboards, arrangements |
"Taking It All in Stride" | Silverado | 1977 | Organ, piano |
"Teaser & The Firecat" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 1971 | Organ ("Peace Train") |
"Two Days Away" | Brooks, ElkieElkie Brooks | 1977 | Keyboards, arranger |
"Whale Meat Again" | Capaldi, JimJim Capaldi | 1974 | Bass, Keyboards, Arrangements |
"White Heat" | Springfield, DustyDusty Springfield | 1982 | Arranger, composer, Synthersizer |
"Woman Overboard" | Lewis, LindaLinda Lewis | 1977 | Keyboards, arrangements |
"Atlantis [1973]" | Atlantis | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Jabula" | Jabula | 1975 | Keyboards |
"In Love" | Lynn, CherylCheryl Lynn | 1980 | Synthesizers, arranger, Keyboards |
"Ghost in the Machine" | Police, TheThe 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" | Manson, JeaneJeane Manson | 1983 | Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards |
"Je T'aime Comme un Fou" | Charlebois, RobertRobert Charlebois | 1983 | Arranger, keyboards, producer |
"Mask" | Glover, RogerRoger Glover | 1984 | Keyboards, group member |
"Aime Moi" | Clerc, JulienJulien Clerc | 1984 | Composer |
"Preferences" | Clerc, JulienJulien Clerc | 1985 | Composer, arranger, keyboards |
"Les Aventures à l'Eau" | Clerc, JulienJulien Clerc | 1987 | Composer |
"Serious Business" | Greenway, BrianBrian Greenway | 1988 | Keyboards, arranger |
"Charlebois, Vol. 1" | Charlebois, RobertRobert Charlebois | 1991 | Arranger, keyboards |
"Sweet Dreams: The Anthology" | Buchanan, RoyRoy Buchanan | 1992 | Producer, keyboards |
"Majikat" | Stevens, CatCat Stevens | 2004 | 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."
- Grammy Nomination (2013) – Songwriter of the Year ~ Rap Music Ashamed by Rick Ross
References
External links
- Discography, discogs.com