Jean Roussel

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951) is a Mauritian-born musician, composer, record producer, arranger, educator and Sono-Therapist.

Career He is best known for his keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly live and in studio with Cat Stevens (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 and arranging "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police in 1980. 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"), Sandy Denny, 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.), Ron Wood, John Paul Jones, Frida, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, John Martyn, Alan White, Roger Glover, Luther Vandross, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Mitch Mitchell, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Cheryl Lynn, Sting, Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Tim Hardin, Suzi Quatro, Don Everly, Womack & Womack, Milton Nascimento, Robert Palmer, 10cc, Kevin Coyne, Luc Plamondon, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Etienne Roda-Gil, Osibisa, Jon Hendricks, Françoise Hardy, Donovan, Pappo's Blues, Astor Piazzolla, Joan Armatrading, Tony Levin, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Olivia Newton-John, Julien Clerc, Catherine Lara, Jeane Manson, Charles Trenet, Eddy Marnay, and Robert Charlebois, among others.

Credits 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 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 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", "Tuesday's Dead", "Bitter Blue") 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 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 Sweet Dreams: The Anthology 1992 Producer, keyboards Majikat 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