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Jean Alain Roussel

"There is but ONE Source to ALL things..."

About Me

Born in Port Louis, Mauritius 1951 - Started to learn piano on the boat from Mauritius to the UK in 1954 with Robert White - Studied paino with Hesther Agate at The Trinity College of Music, London from the age of 7 & cello from the age of 12 - Being the proud owner of very small hands, cannot play Classical Repertoire to seek a career as a Classical Pianist - Turns to Jazz & Blues under the guidance of Jon Hendricks (of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross fame) - Starts playing on people's records in 1969 - Main "production/songwriting influences" Leiber & Stoller, Bacharach & David, Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Page, Cat Stevens.......
Forms "THE ONE" in February 2007 with Thomas Ottogalli - guitar, Bappa Brondy Brondievski - drums, Nicolas Mirande - bass &, as of November 2007, Loran "Boomer" Meynadier - vox, & continues producing, composing & performing.....
Musician (keyboards) , composer, record producer, arranger....
To see Jean's UK/US recording history, go to ..."www.allmusicguide.com" (a "USA Recording Industry-controlled" site)....
& type in "Jean Roussel"...in the Artists category.......
....& if that doesn't work, take the time to read below ! ! !
***………MAINTAIN « THE ONE »……… ***
Discography ~ 1971 to 1980....
1971 "Teaser & The Firecat" Cat Stevens
Organ ("Peace Train")
1972 "Catch Bull at Four" Cat Stevens
Organ, Piano, Keyboards
1972 "Daydo" Alun Davies
Keyboards
1972 "Lark" Linda Lewis
Keyboards
1972 "Pieces" Juicy Lucy
Keyboards
1972 "Reebop" Reebop Kwaku Baah
Hammond Organ, Piano, Rhodes, Composer, Arranger, co-Producer
1973 "Atlantis [1973]" Atlantis
Keyboards
1973 "Back Street Crawler" Paul Kossoff ("FREE")
*Producer & Keyboards
1973 "Bad News" Joe Jammer
Keyboards
1973 "Essence to Essence" Donovan
Clavinet & Keyboards
1973 "Foreigner" Cat Stevens
Bass, Strings, Keyboards, Piano (Electric)String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement, Bass Arrangement, Woodwind Arrangement
1973 "Happy Children" Osibisa
Keyboards
1973 "Lancashire Hustler" Keef Hartley
Keyboards
1973 "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" Sandy Denny ("Fotheringay/Fairport Convention")
Keyboards
1973 "Marjory Razorblade" Kevin Coyne
Keyboards
1973 "Now Hear This" Junior Hanson
Keyboards
1973 "October" Claire Hamill
Keyboards
1973 "Painted Head" Tim Hardin
Keyboards
1973 "Pieces of a Jigsaw" Del Richardson
Keyboards
1974 "Buddha and the Chocolate Box" Cat Stevens
Strings, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, String Arrangements
1974 "I've Got My Own Album to Do" Ron Wood ("The Faces/The Rolling Stones")
Keyboards
1974 "Now Hear This" Hanson (Junior Marvin Hanson)
Keyboards, Composer
1974 "Natty Dread" Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread", "Lively Up Yourself" Hammond Organ, Keyboards, Arranger
1974 "Night Life" Thin Lizzy
Keyboards, Hammond Organ
1974 "Back To Te Night" Joan Armatrading
Keyboards
1974 "Saturnight (Live in Tokyo)" Cat Stevens
Keyboards, Arrangements
1974 "Sunset Towers" Don Everly
Bass, Keyboards
1974 "Whale Meat Again" Jim Capaldi ("Traffic w/Stevie Winwood")
Bass, Keyboards, Arrangements
1975 "Abracadabra" Claire Hamill
Piano, Orchestral Arrangements
1975 "Back to the Night" Joan Armatrading
Keyboards, Arrangements
1975 "Chris Farlowe Band Live" Chris Farlowe
*Producer & Keyboards
1975 "David Courtney's First Day" David Courtney
Piano
1975 "Jabula" Jabula
Keyboards
1975 "Jamaica Say You Will" Joe Cocker
Hammond Organ
1975 "Not a Little Girl Anymore" Linda Lewis
Keyboards
1975 "Now Look" Ronnie Wood ("The Faces/The Rolling Stones")
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Clavinet
1975 "Numbers" Cat Stevens
Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Brass, Overdubs, Vibraphone, String Arrangements, Synthesizer Strings
1975 "Quickstep" Chilli Charles
Bass, Keyboards
1975 "Short Cut Draw Blood" Jim Capaldi
Bass, Keyboards
1975 "Squire" Alan Hull
Keyboards, Arrangements
1976 "Rastaman Vibation" Bob Marley & The Wailers
Hammond Organ, Keyboards, Arranger
1976 "Pressure Drop" Robert Palmer
Keyboards, Clavinet, Hammond Organ, Arrangements
1976 "Suprise Sisters" Suprise Sisters
Keyboards, Arrangements
1977 "Deceptive Bends" 10cc
Organ, Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
1977 "Izitso" Cat Stevens
Organ, Synthesizer, Flute, Piano, Glockenspiel, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), Vibraphone, String Arrangements, Sequencing, Synthesizer Strings
1977 "Taking It All in Stride" Silverado
Organ, Piano
1977 "Two Days Away" Elkie Brooks (Leiber&Stoller Producers)
Keyboards, Arranger
1977 "Woman Overboard" Linda Lewis
Keyboards, Arrangements
1978 "Back to Earth" Cat Stevens
Piano, Strings, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric)
1978 "Richy Snyder" Richy Snyder
Keyboards,
1978 "Shooting Star" Elkie Brooks
Keyboards, Arranger
1979 "I Want You" Wilson Pickett
Producer, Keyboards, Arranger, Composer
1979 "Live & Learn" Elkie Brooks
Keyboards, Arranger
1979 "Mick Taylor" Mick Taylor
Piano, Hammond Organ
1980 "Julien Clerc" Julein Clerc
Keyboards, Arranger
1980 "Sans Entracte" Julein Clerc
Producer,Keyboards, Arranger,Composer


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Member Since: 3/3/2007
Band Members: For info on "The One" (Jean's Band) please visit :
www.jean-roussel.org

Acknowledgements.........
Photos of "Jean Alain Roussel & The One" in concert by CLEMENT MOMMAELS ([email protected])
Main "myspace" photo of Jean by Françoise Lebreton
Photo of Jean by Thomas Ottogalli (b&w "MakeAWish")
Photo song 4 by N'Tomo
(www.myspace.com/ntomostyl)
Many thanks to Janice de Rosa for originally setting up this page(www.myspace/janicederosa)
To Mike Cahen (www.myspace.com/mikesugarcahen)for "amelioration"
To Thomas Ottogalli (www.myspace.com/thomasottogalli) for "formatting" this page & SOLELY creating & designing the "JR.org" website &, finally, to KD for its daily upkeep !..
Influences:
Sounds Like: Discography ~ 1980 to 2007....

1980 "In Love" Cheryl Lynn
Synthesizers, Arranger, Keyboards

1981 "Ghost in the Machine" The Police
Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1982 "White Heat" Dusty Springfield
Synthesizers, Piano, Composer

1983 "Adrian" Buzy
Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards, Composer

1983 "La Belle & La Bête" Christiane Robichaud & La Belle & La Bête
Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards, Composer

1983 "Insomnie" Buzy
Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards

1983 "Mes Photos Couleur" Jeane Manson
Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards

1983 "Robert Charlebois (aka Je T’aime Comme un Fou)" Robert Charlebois
Arranger, Keyboards, Producer

1984 "Mask" Roger Glover ("Deep Purple")
Keyboards, Group Member

1984 "Legend" Bob Marley & The Wailers
"No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread" Hammond Organ, Keyboards, Arranger

1984 "Aime Moi" Julein Clerc
Composer

1985 "Preferences" Julein Clerc
Composer , Arranger, Keyboards

1986 "Every Breath You Take: The Singles" The Police
Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1987 "Classics, Vol. 24" Cat Stevens
Keyboards, Hammond Organ, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangements

1987 "Incognito" Greatest Hits Celine Dion
*Producer, Arranger, Composer, Conducter, Engineer, Keyboards

1987 "Les Aventures à l’Eau" Julein Clerc
Composer

1988 "Serious Business" Brian Greenway
Keyboards, Arranger

1991 "Charlebois, Vol. 1" Robert Charlebois
Arranger, Keyboards

1992 "Sweet Dreams: The Anthology" Roy Buchanan
Producer, Keyboards

1992 "Troubadour: The Definitive Collection"

1992 "Demis Roussos" Demis Roussos
Producer, Keyboards, Arranger, Composer

1993 "Message In A Box" The Police
Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1994 "1964-1976 Donovan Classics" Donovan
Clavinet, Keyboards

1995 "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" The Police
Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1996 "Best of Jeane Manson: Une Americaine a Paris" Jeane Manson
Producer, Arranger, Keyboards

1996 "Numbers/Izitso/Back to Earth [Box]" Cat Stevens
*Producer, Multi Instruments, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement

1996 "Simple Songs" Tim Hardin
Organ, Piano

1997 "The Very Best Of Sting & The Police" Sting & The Police
Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1998 "Don Everly/Sunset Towers" Don Everly
Synthesizer, Keyboards

1999 "Jeane Manson" Jeane Manson
Producer, Arranger, Director, Engineer, Keyboards

2000 "No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology" Sandy Denny
Keyboards

2000 "Vis Ta Vie" Jeane Manson
Producer, Arranger, Director, Engineer, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Digital Layout

2001 "On the Road to Find Out" Cat Stevens
Keyboards, String Arrangements, Bass Arrangement

2002 "Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology" Robert Palmer
Keyboards, Clavinet

2003 "Best of Paul Kossoff" Paul Kossoff
Producer

2004 "Boxful of Treasures" Sandy Denny
Keyboards

2004 "Cosmic Wheels/Essence to Essence" Donovan
Clavinet

2004 "Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 [DVD]" Cat Stevens
Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Clavinet

2004 "Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 Cat Stevens"
Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Clavinet

2005 "Bewitched: Music From The Motion Picture" Various Artists
The Police ("Every Little Thing..."), Keyboards, Arranger

2005 "Gold" Cat Stevens
Keyboards, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement

2005 "Naked" Benjamin Zephaniah
Composer, Synths, co-Arranger, Keyboards

2005 "On Ne Change Pas" Greatest Hits Celine Dion
Producer, Arranger, Composer, Conducter, Engineer, Keyboards

2005 "Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 [Special Edition DVD]" Cat Stevens
Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Clavinet

2006 "Cat Stevens Box Set" Cat Stevens
Keyboards, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement

2006 "An Other Cup [Deluxe Edition]" Yusuf Islam
Vox Organ, Keyboards

2007 "Jah Mama Jah" N’Tomo
*Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Bass, Conductor

2007 "Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection" Tim Hardin
Organ, Piano

2007 "Morningside" Danny McBride
Piano

2007 "Catherine Simoni - Home To Me" Catherine Simoni (Prod. Peter Todd)
Engineer, Arranger, Keyboards

2007 "The Magician" Sonny Diamond
*Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Bass, Conductor

2007 "de Rosa" de Rosa
Keyboards, Composer

2007 "Tribute To Roy Buchanan" Fred Chapellier
Producer, Keyboards, Composer

2007 "The Authenic Breno Brown" Breno Brown
Producer, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards

2007 "The One" The One
Producer, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards

Record Label: Pending-Any ideas ?
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

***ANOTHER MILESTONE & THANX, AGAIN***

30,000 plays passed.........Thanx to you all........."The One’s" new album is almost completed........We’ve added some Female BVs at the last minute, & are reviewing some of the mixes....
Posted by Jean Alain Roussel on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:46:00 PST

***HAPPY EASTER 2008 & MANY THANX***

A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL, AND A VERY SPECIAL "THANK YOU" FOR THIS WONDERFUL EASTER PRESENT OF 50,000 HITS plus.........MAY YOU ALL BE BLESSED, AS WELL AS ALL OF NATURE AND ALL OF OUR SISTERS &am...
Posted by Jean Alain Roussel on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:23:00 PST

...FINALLY - THE FIRST NEW SONG BY "THE ONE"...

Bonjour from France to you all.......... At last .......... With ALL my heart I have the pleasure to present you "PEACE & ROCK 'N' ROLL" - the first title from "The One's" forthcoming album of the...
Posted by Jean Alain Roussel on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:54:00 PST

MAKE A WISH - LIVE IN PARIS

HI to you all ! my friends here & Europe, Africa, South America, Croatia, Mexico, Japan, China, India, Mauritius, Russia, Poland,Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the Wor...
Posted by Jean Alain Roussel on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:52:00 PST

SURPRISE BONUS TRACK

Hello Everybody ! We are MOVED at the "company" & encouragement & love we are receiving as we work on the CD...... very busily trying to stay connected as it is VERY important to us to ha...
Posted by Jean Alain Roussel on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:38:00 PST

THE ONE - Recording of our first CD

Hi Everybody ! At last the b-log begins to roll...... ! MANY THANKS to all of you. Your encouragement means everything to me and the band. I am astonished at the number of friends that have dropp...
Posted by Jean Alain Roussel on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:56:00 PST