Tantan

b. Edward Thornton, c.1934, Jamaica, West Indies. Tan Tan is acknowledged as one of Jamaica's leading trumpeters, having played with a number of notable performers. From humble beginnings playing over a comb wrapped in paper, by the mid-50s Tan Tan was playing trumpet alongside Don Drummond on trombone in the Roy Coulton band, performing at the Glass Bucket and Silver Slipper clubs. The band were also the first combo to play live on Jamaican radio and were later employed to accompany jazz legends on world tours. While touring, Tan Tan decided to settle in Europe and Drummond r...