Jean Roussel
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Jean Roussel | |
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Birth name | Jean Alain Roussel |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Port Louis, Mauritius |
Genres | Classical, film score, rock music, pop music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, music producer, musician |
Associated acts | Cat Stevens Celine Dion Elkie Brooks Dusty Springfield Sting Bob Marley & The Wailers Donovan |
Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951, 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", 1976), playing and composing 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, Elkie Brooks, Dusty Springfield, Celine Dion, Suzi Quatro, Donovan, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Armatrading, etc.).
Contents
Credits
Album | Artist | Released | Roussel's credits |
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"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, Keyboards, 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 & Learn" | Elkie Brooks | 1979 | Keyboards, arranger |
"Marjory Razorblade" | Kevin Coyne | 1973 | Keyboards |
"Mick Taylor" | Mick 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" | 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 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" | 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 & 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, Synthersizer |
"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
- 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
- Official website
- Discography, discogs.com