Jean Roussel
Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel | |
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Birth name | Jean Alain Roussel |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Port Louis, Mauritius |
Genres | Classical, 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.[1]
He is best known for keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly 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), recording and arranging on Ghost in the Machine with The Police (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981) and Composer of Rick Ross's Grammy-nominated (2013) "Ashamed" and Wilson Pickett's "Shameless"[clarification needed] (1979), recipient Jacques d'Honneur Award 2022 at Cours Florent (France), as well as performing a variety of roles with dozens of others including Paul Kossoff (Producer/Composer "Back Street Crawler"), Thin Lizzy, Roy Buchanan, Bob Marley and the Wailers ("Natty Dread", "No Woman, No Cry","Rastaman Vibration", "Lively Up Yourself" etc ), George Harrison, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, Paul Rodgers, John Martyn, Alan White, Roger Glover, Gary Moore, Ron Wood, Cheryl Lynn, Sting, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Rick Ross, Tim Hardin, Suzi Quatro, Don Everly, Robert Palmer, 10cc, Kevin Coyne, Osibisa, Jon Hendricks, John Paul Jones, Donovan, Pappo's Blues, Astor Piazzolla, Joan Armatrading, Tony Levin, Junior Marvin, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Frampton...
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, 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
- Félix Award (1987) for arranging "Comme un cœur froid" and was nominated for two other Félix Awards for producing and engineering "Incognito", Winner.
- 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
- Multiple Platinum Albums for contribution to Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police
- Multiple Platinum Albums for contribution to several Cat Stevens Albums
- Jacques d'Honneur Cours Florent 2022, France
References
- ^ "Home". jean-roussel.org.
- ^ Walters, Charley (28 July 1977). "Izitso". Rolling Stone.
External links
- Official website
- Discography, discogs.com
- v
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As Cat Stevens |
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As Yusuf | |
As Yusuf/Cat Stevens |
- Greatest Hits
- Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- The Very Best of Cat Stevens
- Cat Stevens
- Gold
- I Have No Cannons That Roar
- "I Love My Dog"
- "Matthew and Son"
- "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
- "Lady D'Arbanville"
- "Father and Son"
- "Wild World"
- "Moonshadow"
- "Peace Train"
- "Morning Has Broken"
- "Another Saturday Night"
- "Oh Very Young"
- "Blue Monday"
- "Boots and Sand"
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
- "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
- "Here Comes My Baby"
- "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out"
- "Into White"
- "Trouble"
- "Where Do the Children Play?"
- Albums
- Compilation albums
- Live albums
- Songs
- Songs written by Cat Stevens
- Discography
- Harold and Maude (soundtrack)
- Alun Davies
- Cat Stevens' comments about Salman Rushdie
- Jean Roussel
- Gerry Conway
- Bruce Lynch
- Paul Samwell-Smith
- Mike Hurst
- Del Newman
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