'The Gentleman of the Son', title awarded to him because of his memorable innovations and contributions to the traditional and contemporaneous genre, has a harmonic and melodic style which is extremely personal and unmistakable and is nowadays considered the most knowledgeable Cuban sonero in the Latin arena during the last 30 years.
Undoubtedly, Adalberto Alvarez, pianist, composer, arranger and orchestra conductor, is the Cuban sonero par excellence.