death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name
27 december 2011 danville , illinois , united states kingston , pennsylvania , united states american dan terry 22 december 1924 big band leader and musician dan terry
 daniel kostraba
dan terry

dan terry -lrb- december 22 , 1924 -- december 27 , 2011 -rrb- was an american big band leader , arranger , and trumpet and flugelhorn player , who appeared in birdland 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 '' .
