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Jimmy Z
real name James Zavala
Jimmy Z is credited on 631 releases across 142 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
631
Credits
142
Albums
5
Decades active
327
In collections
Biography
Multi-genre harmonica and saxophone player, from rock to hip-hop.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
631 releases · 142 albums · active 1981–2025
- Performance · 750
- Other credits · 637
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Studio De La Grande Armée · Conny's Studio · Santa Monica Sound Recorders · Record Plant, Los Angeles
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Revenge
1986
In 3-D
1984
Dare To Be Stupid
1985
Pack Up The Plantation - Live!
1985
Big Generator
1987
Tonight I'm Yours
1981
Wake Me When It's Over
1989
Over The Edge
1988
M!ssundaztood
2001
UHF (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Other Stuff)
1989
The Disregard Of Timekeeping
1989
Absolutely Live
1982
Greatest Hits
2004
Pass It Around
2008
Family Scriptures
1996
Feargal Sharkey
1985
Hard To Hold - Soundtrack Recording
1984
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
2017
Camouflage
1984
Body Wishes
1983
The TV Album
1995
Missionary Man
1986
Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion
1998
Astronauts & Heretics
1992
Frequent collaborators
- Eurythmics
- """Weird Al"" Yankovic"
- Rod Stewart
- Various
- Etta James
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Willy DeVille
- Flesh-N-Bone
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