Trompeta: Chappott'n, Chocolate, and Afro-Cuban Trumpet Style - Softcover

Rick Davies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810846802 ISBN 13: 9780810846807

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2003

Synopsis

Afro-Cuban music evolved into one of the great musical traditions of the twentieth century. Trompeta: Chappott'n, Chocolate, and the Afro-Cuban Trumpet Style provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: FZlix Chappott'n and Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros. One or the other was present at almost every significant turning point in the stylistic development of Cuban music. An overview of the entire Afro-Cuban genre and its development is provided, as well as an in-depth examination of both Chappott'n's and Armenteros' performance styles.

About this title

About the Author:

Rick Davies is a professional musician and a music professor at Plattsburgh State University of New York where he directs the jazz program.

Review:

Spanish-Caribbean musical studies are improved by this groundbreaking reading on Cuban trumpet playing...Trompeta is the unrivaled source of information on Cuban trumpet playing and required reading for anyone dealing with Hispanic popular and jazz music. (JazzTimes Magazine)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0810846802
• ISBN 13: 9780810846807
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304