EAST MEETS WEST

[Machine Translation] In January 2008, the band performed at Australia's largest rock festival, "Big Day Out", where they were greeted with "You guys are the best! The Cool Wise Men performed at Australia's biggest rock festival "BIG DAY OUT" in January 2008, where they were joined by Aussie fans who said, "You guys are the best! The Cool Wise Men performed at Australia's biggest rock festival "BIG DAY OUT" in August. Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton and the Cool Wise Men recorded an album during Big Day Out and will release it on July 16th! And in August, the tour with TAN TAN will be held in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Osaka! ( EDDIE " TAN TAN " THORNTON ) TAN TAN is a genius trumpeter who has been loved by people all over the world under the nickname "TAN TAN". He has played with countless bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Rod Stewart, and Aswad. Born in Jamaica, he studied at the Alpha School, known for producing the Skatalites. Don Drummond and Tommy McCook were his classmates. Up to now, he has only a few albums under his own name. He has only a few albums under his own name, but the sessions he has been involved in are nothing short of stellar. Recently, he has been active as a member of Ska Cubano and the Trojans, and is a living legend.

08年1月オーストラリア最大のロックフェスティバル"BIG DAY OUT"に出演、現地でも「お前等最高!!」とオージーと共に大盛り上がりのライブを展開したクールワイズメン。まさにそんな盛り上がりをフレッシュパック!!EDDIE"TAN TAN"THORNTONとBIG DAY OUTの最中に現地でレコーディングしたアルバムのリリースが7/16に決定!!そして8月にはそのTAN TANを迎えての東名阪ツアーも大決定しました!!【EDDIE "TAN TAN" THORNTON】タンタンのニックネームで世界中の人々に親しまれ続ける天才トランペッター。ビートルズ、ローリング・ストーンズ、ボブ・マーリー、ジミ・ヘンドリックス、ロッド・スチュワート、アスワド等共演したバンドは数知れず。ジャマイカ生まれの彼は、スカタライツを輩出した事で知られるアルファ・スクールで学ぶ。ドン・ドラモンドやトミィ・マクックらは同期。今に至る。自身名義としてのアルバムは数枚だが、関わったセッションは星の数に匹敵する。最近では、スカ・クバーノやトロージャンズの1員として精力的に活動中であり、正に生きる伝説である。