Dan Terry

Dan Terry
Birth nameDaniel Kostraba
Born(1924-12-22)December 22, 1924
Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 27, 2011(2011-12-27) (aged 87)
Danville, Illinois
GenresJazz
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.


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