Jimmy Sabater
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
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
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
The Melody Lingers On
1966
The Complete Albums Collection
2012
Sacred Fire (Live In South America)
1993
Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo
1978
The Sun Of Latin Music
1974
Primo
1973
Wanted Dead Or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)
1966
Credited work
852 releases · 173 albums · active 1959–2023
- Performance · 1,246
- Other credits · 161
Studios: Electric Lady Studios · Broadway Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Latin Sound Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Joe Cuba Sextet
- Eddie Palmieri
- The Joe Cuba Sextet
- Louie Ramirez
- Joe Cuba
- Tico All-Stars
- Joe Cuba Sextette