Armando "Chocolate" Armenteros

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Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (b. April 4, 1928) is an Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter born in Santa Clara, Las Villas Province in Cuba. He first began playing in a band led by René Alvarez called Conjunto Los Astros and soon after with Arsenio Rodriguez. The nickname "Chocolate" was attributed to him via a case of mistaken identity, when someone mistook him for Kid Chocolate the boxer. He has played with some of the greatest names in Afro-Cuban jazz, including José Fajardo, César Concepción, Charlie Palmieri, Machito and a host of others.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Afro-Cuban Jazz. Miller Freeman Books, p. 10-11. ISBN 9780879306199. 
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