Jean Roussel

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel

| birth_name = Jean Alain Roussel

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}}

| birth_place = Port Louis, Mauritius

| occupation = Composer, record producer, keyboardist, arranger, engineer, music educator

| genre = Classical, film score, rock, pop, reggae, soul, funk

| spinoffs =

}}

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer, arranger, educator and sono-therapist.{{cite web |url=http://www.jean-roussel.org/ |title=Home |website=jean-roussel.org}}

He is best known for his keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly live and in studio with Cat Stevens{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/izitso-182769/|title=Izitso|first1=Charley|last1=Walters|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=28 July 1977}} (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/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, Ronnie Wood, Luther Vandross, Mitch Mitchell, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, 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

class="wikitable sortable" ! Album	Artist	Released ! Roussel's credits
Abracadabra	{{sortname\|Claire\|Hamill}}	1975 \| Piano, orchestral arrangements
Back Street Crawler	{{sortname\|Paul\|Kossoff}}	1973 \| Producer, composer, Keyboards
Back to Earth	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1978 \| Piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric)
Back to the Drive	{{sortname\|Suzi\|Quatro}}	2006	Composer
Back to the Night	{{sortname\|Joan\|Armatrading}}	1975	Keyboards, arrangements
Bad News	{{sortname\|Joe\|Jammer}}	1973	Keyboards
{{nowrap\|Buddha and the Chocolate Box}}	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1974 \| Strings, arranger, conductor, keyboards, string arrangements
Catch Bull at Four	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1972	Organ, piano, keyboards
Chris Farlowe Band Live	{{sortname\|Chris\|Farlowe}}	1975	Producer & keyboards
David Courtney's First Day	{{sortname\|David\|Courtney}}	1975	Piano
Daydo	{{sortname\|Alun\|Davies\|dab=guitarist}}	1972	Keyboards
Deceptive Bends	10cc	1977 \| Organ, peyboards, piano (electric)
Essence to Essence	Donovan	1973	Clavinet & keyboards
Foreigner	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1973 \| Bass, strings, keyboards, piano (electric), string arrangements, brass arrangement, bass arrangement, woodwind arrangement
Happy Children	Osibisa	1973	Keyboards
I Want You	{{sortname\|Wilson\|Pickett}}	1978 \| Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer
Incognito	{{sortname\|Celine\|Dion}}	1987 \| Producer, composer, arranger and various instruments
I've Got My Own Album to Do	{{sortname\|Ronnie\|Wood}}	1974	Keyboards
Izitso	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1977 \| Composer, organ, synthesizer, flute, piano, glockenspiel, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric), vibraphone, string arrangements, sequencing, synthesizer strings
Jamaica Say You Will	{{sortname\|Joe\|Cocker}}	1975	Hammond organ
Julien Clerc	{{sortname\|Julien\|Clerc}}	1980	Keyboards, arranger
Lancashire Hustler	{{sortname\|Keef\|Hartley}}	1973	Keyboards
Lark	{{sortname\|Linda\|Lewis}}	1972	Keyboards
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz	{{sortname\|Sandy\|Denny}}	1973	Keyboards
Live and Learn	{{sortname\|Elkie\|Brooks}}	1979	Keyboards, arranger
Marjory Razorblade	{{sortname\|Kevin\|Coyne}}	1973	Keyboards
Mick Taylor	{{sortname\|Mick\|Taylor}}	1979	Piano, Hammond organ
Natty Dread	{{nowrap\|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 \| {{sortname\|Linda\|Lewis}}	1975	Keyboards
Now Hear This	{{sortname\|Junior\|Hanson}}	1974	Keyboards, composer
Now Look	{{sortname\|Ronnie\|Wood}}	1975 \| Composer, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet
Numbers	{{sortname\|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	{{sortname\|Claire\|Hamill}}	1973	Keyboards
Painted Head	{{sortname\|Tim\|Hardin}}	1973	Keyboards
"Pieces of a Jigsaw"	{{sortname\|Del\|Richardson}}	1973	Keyboards
"Pieces"	Juicy Lucy	1972	Keyboards
"Pressure Drop"	{{sortname\|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	{{sortname\|Richy\|Snyder}}	1978	Keyboards
Sans Entracte	{{sortname\|Julien\|Clerc}}	1980 \| Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer
Saturnight (Live in Tokyo)	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1974	Keyboards, arrangements
Shooting Star	{{sortname\|Elkie\|Brooks}}	1978	Keyboards, arranger
Short Cut Draw Blood	{{sortname\|Jim\|Capaldi}}	1975	Bass, keyboards
Squire	{{sortname\|Alan\|Hull}}	1975	Keyboards, arrangements
Sunset Towers	{{sortname\|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	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	1971 \| Organ ("Peace Train")
Two Days Away	{{sortname\|Elkie\|Brooks}}	1977	Keyboards, arranger
Whale Meat Again	{{sortname\|Jim\|Capaldi}}	1974 \| Bass, keyboards, arrangements
White Heat	{{sortname\|Dusty\|Springfield}}	1982 \| Arranger, composer, synthesizer
Woman Overboard	{{sortname\|Linda\|Lewis}}	1977	Keyboards, arrangements
Atlantis [1973]	Atlantis	1973	Keyboards
Jabula	Jabula	1975	Keyboards
In Love	{{sortname\|Cheryl\|Lynn}}	1980 \| Synthesizers, arranger, keyboards
Ghost in the Machine	{{sortname\|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	{{sortname\|Jeane\|Manson}}	1983	Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards
J't'aime comme un fou	{{sortname\|Robert\|Charlebois}}	1983	Arranger, keyboards, producer
Mask	{{sortname\|Roger\|Glover}}	1984	Keyboards, group member
Aime-moi	{{sortname\|Julien\|Clerc}}	1984	Composer
Préférences	{{sortname\|Julien\|Clerc}}	1985	Composer, arranger, keyboards
Les aventures à l'eau	{{sortname\|Julien\|Clerc}}	1987	Composer
Serious Business	{{sortname\|Brian\|Greenway}}	1988	Keyboards, arranger
Charlebois, Vol. 1	{{sortname\|Robert\|Charlebois}}	1991	Arranger, keyboards
Sweet Dreams: The Anthology	{{sortname\|Roy\|Buchanan}}	1992	Producer, keyboards
Majikat	{{sortname\|Cat\|Stevens}}	2004 \| Hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer (Recorded 1976, Released 2004)

Awards

Félix Award (1987) for arranging his composition, with Eddy MARNAY "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 by The Police
Platinum Album Award (1984) for contribution to Legend by Bob Marley and The Wailers
Grammy Nomination (2013) for Songwriter of the Year for "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

External links

{{official|http://www.jean-roussel.org/}}
[http://www.discogs.com/artist/261041-Jean-Roussel Discography], discogs.com

Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:Mauritian musicians

Category:Mauritian composers

Category:Male composers

Category:People from Port Louis District

Category:Mauritian record producers

Category:Mauritian expatriates in the United Kingdom

Category:21st-century keyboardists

Category:Music arrangers

Category:Male pianists

Category:21st-century pianists

Category:21st-century male musicians

Category:Development (band) members