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Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in 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", 1971), a brief session 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, Think Lizzy, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Elkie Brooks, Roger Glover ~ Deep Purple, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Rick Ross, Celine Dion, Suzi Quatro, Donovan, Ron Wood, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Armatrading, etc.).

Credits

Album	Artist	Released	Roussel's credits
"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."
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

References

External links

Official website
Discography, discogs.com

[1] The New York Times

[2] Rolling Stone

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