Dan Terry | |
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Birth name | Daniel Kostraba |
Born | Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 22, 1924
Died | December 27, 2011 Danville, Illinois | (aged 87)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
Dan Terry (December 22, 1924 – December 27, 2011) was an American big band leader, arranger, and trumpet and flugelhorn player who appeared at Birdland, the world-famous jazz club, with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Chris Connor, Johnny Smith, and other jazz luminaries.
He also made half a dozen LP recordings, including 20 sides on Columbia Records in 1954, and wrote music for and performed in the films The Hustler and The Manchurian Candidate.