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Jimmy Sabater
New York City, United States
Jimmy Sabater is credited on 703 releases across 174 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
703
Pressings credited
174
Albums
8
Decades active
48
In collections
Biography
Jimmy Sabater (April 11, 1936 – February 8, 2012) was an American musician of Puerto Rican ancestry. A three-time winner of the ACE Awards, he was a singer and timbales player. He gained international fame thanks to his work with the Joe Cuba Sextet in the 1960s and '70s, and later became the lead singer of various groups including Charlie Palmieri's Combo Gigante. His son, Jimmy Sabater Jr., is a trumpeter and bandleader.
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Credited work
703 releases · 174 albums · active 1959–2023
- Performance · 1,090
- Other credits · 97
Studios: Latin Sound Studios · Incredible Sound Studio, N.Y. · Broadway Recording Studios · CBS Studios, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Acid
1968

The Essential Paul Simon
2007

Nu Yorica! (Culture Clash In New York City: Experiments In Latin Music 1970-77)
1996

Love, Peace And Happiness / Live At Bill Graham's Fillmore East
1969

Songs From The Capeman
1997

Waterbed
1975

Out Among 'Em
1975

Never Goin' Back To Georgia
1969

El Barrio: The Bad Boogaloo - Nu Yorican Sounds 1960-1970
2006

The NuYorican Funk Experience (Salsa Caliente De NuYork!)
2000

Sacred Fire (Live In South America)
1993

Brought Back Live From PJ's
1967

The Melody Lingers On
1966

The Complete Albums Collection
2012

Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo
1978

The Sun Of Latin Music
1974

Primo
1973

Wanted Dead Or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)
1966
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Joe Cuba Sextet
- Eddie Palmieri
- The Joe Cuba Sextet
- Fania All Stars
- Joe Cuba Sextette
- Louie Ramirez
- Joe Cuba
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