Biography
Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers
Members: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Vic Dickenson, Lucky Thompson, Howard McGhee, Snooky Young, Marvin Johnson, George Washington, Willie Smith (2), Henry Coker, Earl Watkins, Karl George, Freddie Simon, Wilbert Baranco, Gene Porter, Buddy Harper, Ralph Bledsoe
Short-lived jazz band (1946) from Los Angeles, led by pianist Wilbert Baranco, and with guest appearance by Dizzy Gillespie (alias 'John Burk')