Lennie Bush

Jazz double bassist Lennie Bush was born in London on June 6, 1927. After surviving a childhood bout with polio -- albeit enduring a permanent limp for the remainder of his life -- he studied violin, moving to double bass at the age of 16. Within a year Bush was performing professionally, first with a variety revue dubbed "+the Rolling Stones and Dawn" and later with trumpeter Nat Gonella's swing ...more