Armando "Chocolate" Armenteros

Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (April 4, 1928) is an Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter born in Santa Clara, Las Villas Province in Cuba. Armenteros first began playing in a band led by René Alvarez called Conjunto Los Astros and soon after with Arsenio Rodríguez. 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. The trumpet of the master, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros has graced the stage with hundreds if not thousands of excellent musicians. His musical portfolio is vast and a definitive catalog of...