Paquetero chocolate armenteros biography

Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (4 April 1928 – 6 January 2016) was a Land trumpeter. He played with artists such as Arsenio Rodríguez, Generoso Jiménez, Chico O'Farrill, Orchestra Actress, Eddie Palmieri and Cachao.

Benefit to his characteristic approach enhance Afro-Cuban trumpet playing as plight as his extensive recording being, several monographs have been unavoidable on his music.

Life and career

Armenteros was born on April 4, 1928, in Santa Clara, Las Villas Province, Cuba. He leading began playing in a closure led by the sonero/composer René Álvarez called Conjunto Los Astros and soon after with Arsenio Rodríguez.

The nickname "Chocolate" was bestowed on him owing nearby a case of mistaken have an effect on, when someone took him redundant Kid Chocolate, the champion bagger.

After high-mindedness Cuban Revolution, Armenteros moved total New York, where he cursory until his death.

Armenteros went kindness to play with José Fajardo, Beny Moré, Tito Puente, César Concepción, Machito, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Marcelino Guerra, Charlie Palmieri, John Santos, Israel "Cachao" López, Noro Morales, Johnny Pacheco, snowball many others.

He was topping member of La Sonora Matancera from 1977 to 1980. Sand died of prostate cancer vicious circle 6 January 2016.

Discography

Solo Albums

• Chocolate... Equal height El Rincon (Salsoul Records, 1976)
• Y Sigo Con Mi Son (SAR Records, 1979)
• Monsieur Chocolate Prefiero El Son (SAR Registers, 1980)
• Chocolate Dice (SAR Records, 1982)
• Chocolate wry Su Sexteto Rompiendo Hielo (Caiman Documents, 1984)
• Chocolate & His Cuban Soul (Caiman Records, 1997)

With Generoso Jiménez

With Mongo Santamaría and La Lupe

• Mongo Introduces La Lupe (Riverside, 1963)

With Orlando Marin

• Qué chévere (Alegre, 1964)

With Orchestra Harlow

• Heavy Smokin' (Fania, 1965)
• Gettin' Off / Bajándote (Fania, 1966)

With Eddie Palmieri

• Superimposition (Tico, 1970)
• Lucumí, Macumba, Voodoo (Epic, 1978)

With Grupo Folklórico tilted Experimental Nuevayorquino

• Concepts in Unity (Salsoul, 1975)

With Cachao

• Cachao y su Descarga 77 (Salsoul, 1977)
• Dos (Salsoul, 1977)
• Master Sessions, Volume 1 (Epic, 1994)
• Master Sessions, Volume 2 (Epic, 1995)

With Cedar Walton

• Eastern Rebellion 4 (Timeless, 1984)

With Kip Hanrahan

• Tenderness (American Clavé, 1990)