Jean-Pierre Danel
Encyclopedia
Jean-Pierre Danel is a French guitarist, record producer and composer.
He was then mainly influenced by the English guitarist Hank Marvin
and The Shadows
. After many tours and studio recordings with French session musicians, he released various guitar albums, 7 gold discs in Europe. In the US, his album Stratospheric
was named Best Album of the Year 2000 by the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame, and Danel was also named Composer of the Year for his track "Ballad For a Friend". As a guitarist, the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame described him as "brilliant and expressive".
In 2001, he played on Guitar Masters – The Greatest Guitarists in the World. As a producer, he started his own company, Puzzle Productions, in 1989.
His work also includes the production, with DJ Da French Guy, of radio remixes for artists such as Madonna
, Britney Spears
, Daft Punk
, and Moby
.
In October 2002, with the re-release by Sony of a part of his back catalogue, he was the producer with the highest number of albums and singles in the French national charts during one same week, with 19 records ranked.
His album Guitar Connection
, released by Sony/BMG in July 2006 is the only instrumental guitar album to reach the #1 spot in the charts in France, and received a double gold disc (for more than 160,000 copies sold) and later a platinum disc. The DVD received a diamond disc and two singles hit the Top 20.
Guitar Connection 2 was released in March 2007, hitting the charts at #8. The album features some famous guest stars, and includes a duet with British legend Hank Marvin
on the standard "Nivram". The single hits the French chart at #15. His duet which French star Laurent Voulzy hits the charts at #7, followed by another hit single at #13. Guitar Connection 2 received a gold disc and the DVD received a double platinum disc.
In June 2007, Danel received the "Grand Prix Français de la Guitare" award. as well as a multi-diamond distinction award for 25 years in the music business
In March 2008, his single "NZ Girl Blues" hits the charts at #5.
Guitar Connection 3 hits the charts at #18 in July 2008, the DVD gets a platinum disc and two singles enter the charts, including "The Pink Side of Miss Daisy", which goes to #9, and a Top 20 hit with a cover of "Honky Tonk Woman".
In March 2009, Guitar Connection - Tribute to The Shadows hit the album charts at #6, provides a hit single, and the video version gets a gold disc.
The Best of Guitar Connection hits the charts at #23 in September 2009 (and will later get to #2 on the downloading charts), followed by the double album "Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows" at #38 and by "Guitar Connection Anthology" (#19). In November 2010, the charitable "Out of the Blues" guitar album to the benefit of Aids research, is released by Universal. Danel records duets with guitars greats such as Hank Marvin
again, Albert Lee
(recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio 2), Scott Henderson
, Andy Powell
of Wishbone Ash
, Jake Shimabukuro
and various very popular French artists. The first single, also titled "Out of the blues", had hit the Top 20 in March 2010 as an avant premiere, and the album hits #3. 2 Top 40 and Top 20 hit singles follow, and the album gets support by various people, such as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. or Brian May
of Queen
. The DVD gets a platinum disc in February 2011.
In October, Universal releases a 5 cds box set with an anthology of Danel recordings over the last 29 years as well as several compilations on donwloadings. Two of those albums hit the charts, at #9 and #14.
Danel is listed among the 30 greatest Stratocaster players in Rolling Stone
magazine in December 2009.
Danel also wrote a dozen of books, including "Femme mode d’Emploi" (quotations about women), and "Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster
" based on his guitar collection. In 2007, he published a biography of French playwright, director and actor, Sacha Guitry
, an autobiography and several other books in 2008 and 2009.
Jean-Pierre is the son of the French pop singer Pascal Danel
.
Biography
Danel started his career as a professional guitarist in July 1982, at the age of 14.He was then mainly influenced by the English guitarist Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
and The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
. After many tours and studio recordings with French session musicians, he released various guitar albums, 7 gold discs in Europe. In the US, his album Stratospheric
Stratospheric
Stratospheric is an instrumental guitar album , released by French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel in 2000.Several songs from the album hit the web downloading charts, including three #1's....
was named Best Album of the Year 2000 by the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame, and Danel was also named Composer of the Year for his track "Ballad For a Friend". As a guitarist, the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall Of Fame described him as "brilliant and expressive".
In 2001, he played on Guitar Masters – The Greatest Guitarists in the World. As a producer, he started his own company, Puzzle Productions, in 1989.
His work also includes the production, with DJ Da French Guy, of radio remixes for artists such as Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
, and Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
.
In October 2002, with the re-release by Sony of a part of his back catalogue, he was the producer with the highest number of albums and singles in the French national charts during one same week, with 19 records ranked.
His album Guitar Connection
Guitar Connection
Guitar Connection is an instrumental guitar album, produced and played by French guitarist Jean Pierre Danel.Released in France by Sony/BMG in July 2006, the was the only instrumental guitar record ever to reach the number one spot in the charts in France , staying there for two weeks, and...
, released by Sony/BMG in July 2006 is the only instrumental guitar album to reach the #1 spot in the charts in France, and received a double gold disc (for more than 160,000 copies sold) and later a platinum disc. The DVD received a diamond disc and two singles hit the Top 20.
Guitar Connection 2 was released in March 2007, hitting the charts at #8. The album features some famous guest stars, and includes a duet with British legend Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
on the standard "Nivram". The single hits the French chart at #15. His duet which French star Laurent Voulzy hits the charts at #7, followed by another hit single at #13. Guitar Connection 2 received a gold disc and the DVD received a double platinum disc.
In June 2007, Danel received the "Grand Prix Français de la Guitare" award. as well as a multi-diamond distinction award for 25 years in the music business
Guitar Connection 3 hits the charts at #18 in July 2008, the DVD gets a platinum disc and two singles enter the charts, including "The Pink Side of Miss Daisy", which goes to #9, and a Top 20 hit with a cover of "Honky Tonk Woman".
In March 2009, Guitar Connection - Tribute to The Shadows hit the album charts at #6, provides a hit single, and the video version gets a gold disc.
The Best of Guitar Connection hits the charts at #23 in September 2009 (and will later get to #2 on the downloading charts), followed by the double album "Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows" at #38 and by "Guitar Connection Anthology" (#19). In November 2010, the charitable "Out of the Blues" guitar album to the benefit of Aids research, is released by Universal. Danel records duets with guitars greats such as Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin
Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard...
again, Albert Lee
Albert Lee
Albert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...
(recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio 2), Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson is a fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.-Early days:Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Henderson began playing guitar at an early age...
, Andy Powell
Andy Powell
Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...
of Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
, Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro is an ukulele virtuoso known for his complex finger work. His music combines elements of jazz and rock.- History :...
and various very popular French artists. The first single, also titled "Out of the blues", had hit the Top 20 in March 2010 as an avant premiere, and the album hits #3. 2 Top 40 and Top 20 hit singles follow, and the album gets support by various people, such as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. or Brian May
Brian May
Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
of Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
. The DVD gets a platinum disc in February 2011.
In October, Universal releases a 5 cds box set with an anthology of Danel recordings over the last 29 years as well as several compilations on donwloadings. Two of those albums hit the charts, at #9 and #14.
Danel is listed among the 30 greatest Stratocaster players in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine in December 2009.
Danel also wrote a dozen of books, including "Femme mode d’Emploi" (quotations about women), and "Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...
" based on his guitar collection. In 2007, he published a biography of French playwright, director and actor, Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...
, an autobiography and several other books in 2008 and 2009.
Jean-Pierre is the son of the French pop singer Pascal Danel
Pascal Danel
Pascal Danel is a French pop singer and composer. He started his career as a singer in 1964. After two minor hits, he scored a number 1 hit single in France and various European countries with "La Plage aux Romantiques", a gold disc in 1966, followed in 1967 by the international success of...
.
Albums
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| FR France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
BEL/WAL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
CH Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 1993 1993 in music This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.... |
Chorus | |||
| 1994 1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.... |
Remember Shadows/Les Années Shadows | |||
| 1997 1997 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy... |
Guitar Line | |||
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
Guitar Connection Guitar Connection Guitar Connection is an instrumental guitar album, produced and played by French guitarist Jean Pierre Danel.Released in France by Sony/BMG in July 2006, the was the only instrumental guitar record ever to reach the number one spot in the charts in France , staying there for two weeks, and... |
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| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
Guitar Connection 2 | |||
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
Guitar Connection 3 | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Guitar Connection – Tribute to The Shadows | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
The Best of Guitar Connection | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Guitar Connection (re-entry) | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Guitar Connection 2 (re-entry) | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Guitar Connection Anthology | |||
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
Guitar Connection 3 (ré-entry) | |||
| 2010 2010 in music 2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music... |
The Best of Guitar Connection (ré-entry) | |||
| 2010 2010 in music 2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music... |
Out of the blues | |||
| 2011 | When the guitar rocks | |||
| 2011 | Guitar Guitar Guitar | |||
| 2011 | Stratospheric Stratospheric Stratospheric is an instrumental guitar album , released by French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel in 2000.Several songs from the album hit the web downloading charts, including three #1's.... |
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Singles
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| FR France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
EUR Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
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| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"A love theme for Sabine" | 15 | — | Guitar Connection |
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"Sleepwalk" | 18 | — | Guitar Connection |
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
"Ballad for a friend" | 39 | — | Guitar Connection |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
"Nz girl blues" | 5 | 23 | Guitar Connection 2 |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
"My song of you" (duet with Laurent Voulzy Laurent Voulzy Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974... ) |
7 | 26 | Guitar Connection 2 |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
"Guitar Connection Medley (Part I)" | 13 | 44 | Guitar Connection 2 |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
"Nivram" (duet with Hank Marvin Hank Marvin Hank Brian Marvin is an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for vocalist Cliff Richard... ) |
15 | 50 | Guitar Connection 2 |
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
"The pink side of miss daisy" | 9 | 29 | Guitar Connection 3 |
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
"Honky Tonk Woman" | 18 | — | Guitar Connection 3 |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"The rise and fall of flingel bunt" | 43 | — | Guitar Connection – Tribute to The Shadows |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"Good Guitar Vibrations" | 20 | — | The Best of Guitar Connection |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"Come together" | 21 | — | The Best of Guitar Connection |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"Concerto de aranjuez" | 30 | — | Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows |
| 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
"While my guitar gently weeps" (duet with Pascal Danel Pascal Danel Pascal Danel is a French pop singer and composer. He started his career as a singer in 1964. After two minor hits, he scored a number 1 hit single in France and various European countries with "La Plage aux Romantiques", a gold disc in 1966, followed in 1967 by the international success of... ) |
29 | -- | Guitar Connection Anthology |
| 2010 | "Out of the blues (Single)" | 20 | -- | Out of the blues |
| 2010 | "Rock me baby Rock Me Baby Rock Me Baby is an American television series set in Denver, Colorado. It is a comedy / drama that debuted on September 15, 2003 on UPN. Rock Me Baby stars actor and comedian Dan Cortese as Jimmy Cox, co-host of a popular Denver radio show with his best friend, Carl, played by Carl Anthony Payne II... " (duet with Axel Bauer Axel Bauer Axel Bauer is a French singer.In 2001, his duet with French singer Zazie, "À ma place", reached number four on the French charts.-Biography:... ) |
36 | -- | Out of the blues |
| 2011 | "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac Louis Bertignac Louis Bertignac is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986... and Beverly Jo Scott) |
12 | -- | Out of the blues |
Albums
- Rarities (1982)
- Vocals (1986)
- Chez Toi Et Moi (Maxi) (1989)
- The Twist Sessions (1990)
- Chorus (1993) #25
- Remember Shadows(1994) #34
- Guitar Generation (1995)
- Le Meilleur Des Shadows (1995)
- Guitar Line (1997) #61
- Play 18 Hits Of The Shadows (1997)
- Tribute To The Shadows 40 Years – 40 Tracks (2 Cds) (1998)
- Les Annees Shadows (2 Cds / 46 Tracks) (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends (3 Cds / 75 Tracks) (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends Vol.1 (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends Vol.2 (1998)
- The Best Of The Guitar Legends Vol.3 (1998)
- A Tribute To The Shadows – The Gold Series (1998)
- Guitar Greatest (2 Cds) (2000)
- La Legende Des Shadows (2000)
- A Tribute To The Shadows (2000)
- The Guitar Album (2000)
- Stratospheric (2000)
- Play Hits Of The Shadows (2000)
- Tribute To The Shadows (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 1 (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 2 (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 3 (2001)
- The Playback Collection Vol. 4 (2001)
- Guitarmania (4 Cds / 88 Tracks) (2001)
- Nuits Parisiennes (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows (4 Cds / 80 Tracks) (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 1 (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 2 (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 3 (2001)
- A Tribute To The Shadows Vol 4 (2001)
- Guitar Classics (2002)
- Guitar Gold Themes (2002)
- The Shadows’ Anthology - The Tribute Album By Jean-Pierre Danel (2002)
- Essential Guitar (2002)
- All The Best (2 Cds) (2002)
- Guitare 5 Cd - 100 Titres (2003)
- Guitar Greatest Hits (2005)
- Guitar Connection (1 CD + 1 DVD) (2006) #1
- Guitar Connection 2 (1 CD + & DVD) (2007) #8
- Coffret Guitar Connection 1 & 2 (2007)
- Guitar Connection 3 (2008) #18
- Guitar Connection - Tribute to The Shadows (2009) #6
- The Best Of Guitar Connection (2009) #23
- Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows (2009) #38
- Guitar Connection Anthology (2009) #19
- Out of the blues (2010) #3
- Guitar Anthology - Les 100 plus grands tubes (5cds box set compilation)(2011)
- When the guitar rocks (compilation)(2011) #9
- Guitar Guitar Guitar (compilation)(2011) #14
Videos
- In Concert (1990)
- Guitar Connection (2006)
- Guitar Connection 2 (2007)
- Coffret Guitar Connection 1 & 2 (2007)
- Guitar Connection 3 (2008)
- The Best of Guitar Connection (2009)
- Out of the blues (2010)
Books (in French)
- Femme Mode d'Emploi (NM7, 2000)
- Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster (JA, 2001)
- Le Destin fabuleux de Sacha Guitry (Le Marque-Page, 2007)
- Chroniques d'une Vie Passionnante (enfin, je crois...) (Courcelles Publishing, 2008)
- Petites explications sur les femmes à l'attention des hommes perdus et désespérés (Courcelles Publishing, 2008)
- Clean Ex (Courcelles Publishing, 2009)