Jean Roussel should not be confused with Jean Rousselle.
| Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel | |
| Birth Name: | Jean Alain Roussel |
| Birth Place: | Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Occupation: | Composer, Record Producer, Musician, Keyboardist, Arranger, Engineer, Educator, "Music in Life & Sound Frequency Well-Being" Sono-Therapist |
| Genre: | Classical, Film Score, Rock, Pop, Reggae, Soul, Funk |
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" (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.
| Album | Artist | Released | Roussel's credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abracadabra | 1975 | Piano, orchestral arrangements | ||
| Back Street Crawler | 1973 | Producer, composer, Keyboards | ||
| Back to Earth | 1978 | Piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric) | ||
| Back to the Drive | 2006 | Composer | ||
| Back to the Night | 1975 | Keyboards, arrangements | ||
| Bad News | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| 1974 | Strings, arranger, conductor, keyboards, string arrangements | |||
| Catch Bull at Four | 1972 | Organ, piano, keyboards | ||
| Chris Farlowe Band Live | 1975 | Producer & keyboards | ||
| David Courtney's First Day | 1975 | Piano | ||
| Daydo | 1972 | Keyboards | ||
| Deceptive Bends | 10cc | 1977 | Organ, peyboards, piano (electric) | |
| Essence to Essence | Donovan | 1973 | Clavinet & keyboards | |
| Foreigner | 1973 | Bass, strings, keyboards, piano (electric), string arrangements, brass arrangement, bass arrangement, woodwind arrangement | ||
| Happy Children | Osibisa | 1973 | Keyboards | |
| I Want You | 1978 | Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer | ||
| Incognito | 1987 | Producer, composer, arranger and various instruments | ||
| I've Got My Own Album to Do | 1974 | Keyboards | ||
| Izitso | 1977 | Composer, organ, synthesizer, flute, piano, glockenspiel, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric), vibraphone, string arrangements, sequencing, synthesizer strings | ||
| Jamaica Say You Will | 1975 | Hammond organ | ||
| Julien Clerc | 1980 | Keyboards, arranger | ||
| Lancashire Hustler | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| Lark | 1972 | Keyboards | ||
| Like an Old Fashioned Waltz | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| Live and Learn | 1979 | Keyboards, arranger | ||
| Marjory Razorblade | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| Mick Taylor | 1979 | Piano, Hammond organ | ||
| Natty Dread | 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 | 1975 | Keyboards | ||
| Now Hear This | 1974 | Keyboards, composer | ||
| Now Look | 1975 | Composer, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet | ||
| Numbers | 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 | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| Painted Head | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| "Pieces of a Jigsaw" | 1973 | Keyboards | ||
| "Pieces" | Juicy Lucy | 1972 | Keyboards | |
| "Pressure Drop" | 1976 | Keyboards, clavinet, Hammond organ, arrangements | ||
| Quickstep | Chilli charles | 1975 | Bass, keyboards | |
| Rastaman Vibration | 1976 | Hammond organ, keyboards, arranger | ||
| Reebop | 1972 | Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes, composer, arranger, co-producer | ||
| Richy Snyder | 1978 | Keyboards | ||
| Sans Entracte | 1980 | Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer | ||
| Saturnight (Live in Tokyo) | 1974 | Keyboards, arrangements | ||
| Shooting Star | 1978 | Keyboards, arranger | ||
| Short Cut Draw Blood | 1975 | Bass, keyboards | ||
| Squire | 1975 | Keyboards, arrangements | ||
| Sunset Towers | 1974 | Bass, keyboards | ||
| Surprise Sisters | Surprise Sisters | 1976 | Keyboards, arrangements | |
| Taking It All in Stride | Silverado | 1977 | Organ, piano | |
| Teaser and the Firecat | 1971 | Organ ("Peace Train") | ||
| Two Days Away | 1977 | Keyboards, arranger | ||
| Whale Meat Again | 1974 | Bass, keyboards, arrangements | ||
| White Heat | 1982 | Arranger, composer, synthesizer | ||
| Woman Overboard | 1977 | Keyboards, arrangements | ||
| Atlantis [1973] | Atlantis | 1973 | Keyboards | |
| Jabula | Jabula | 1975 | Keyboards | |
| In Love | 1980 | Synthesizers, arranger, keyboards | ||
| Ghost in the Machine | 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 | 1983 | Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards | ||
| J't'aime comme un fou | 1983 | Arranger, keyboards, producer | ||
| Mask | 1984 | Keyboards, group member | ||
| Aime-moi | 1984 | Composer | ||
| Préférences | 1985 | Composer, arranger, keyboards | ||
| Les aventures à l'eau | 1987 | Composer | ||
| Serious Business | 1988 | Keyboards, arranger | ||
| Charlebois, Vol. 1 | 1991 | Arranger, keyboards | ||
| 1992 | Producer, keyboards | |||
| Majikat | 2004 | Hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer (Recorded 1976, Released 2004) |