Don Lusher

The premier British jazz trombonist of the postwar era, Don Lusher first vaulted to international notoriety as a member of the Ted Heath Big Band. Following Heath's death, he assumed leadership of the orchestra and remained the face of traditional swing throughout the remainder of the century. Born Gordon Douglas Lusher in Peterborough, Northampshire, on November 6, 1923, he began playing trombone at age six and soon took his place alongside his father and grandfather in the Peterborough Salvation Army Band. During World War II, Lusher played in a military combo dubbed the Pol...