Wilbert Baranco

Wilbert Barranco (* 15. April 1909 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ; † 23. October 1983 in El Cerrito , California ) was an American jazz - pianist and singer.

Baranco played with Curtis Mosby in the early 1930s and then had his own formations until the 1940s, during the Second World War he played in military bands. In 1945 he recorded with Ernie Andrews in Los Angeles and had a trio in which the guitarist Buddy Harper and briefly Charles Mingus played. He then accompanied Dinah Washington as she sang in Lucky Thompson's All-Stars Band ( Mellow Mama , on Delmark Records ). With former colleagues from the Army band he put together an ensemble called Wilbert Baranco & His Rhythm Bombardiers ; Recordings were made in January 1946 a. a. for Black & White Records with Vic Dickenson , Dizzy Gillespie , Mingus, Howard McGhee , Snooky Young and Willie Smith . In the 1940s he still recorded with Jackie Kelson and Snooky Young ; In 1947 he had his own trio. He later worked as a music teacher, but then disappeared from the music business.

literature

Bielefeld catalog. 1988 and 2002.
Jim Goggin: Earl Watkins, the life of a jazz drummer: another jazz scrapbook, Trafford, Victoria, BC, 2005, ISBN 1412074843 , ISBN 978-1412074841 , pp. 11, 14.
Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .

Web links

Wilbert Baranco at Allmusic (English)
Gillespie discography at jazzdisco.org

Remarks

↑ Wilbert and his Rhythm Bombardiers played a. a. with Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Coker , Vic Dickenson , Willie Smith , Lucky Thompson , and Charles Mingus. (Los Angeles, January 16, 1946). The titles: Night And Day , Weepin 'Willi , Every Time I Think Of You and Baranco Boogie , published on Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers - Hot Piano (Tops LP 1639), Wilbert Baranco - Night And Day c / w Weepin' Willie (Black & White 41) and Wilbert Baranco - Every Time I Think Of You c / w Baranco Boogie (Black & White 42); see. jazzdisco.org.

personal data
SURNAME	Baranco, Wilbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz pianist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 15, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH	Baton Rouge , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH	October 23, 1983
Place of death	El Cerrito , California

[1] Wilbert and his Rhythm Bombardiers played a. a. with Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Coker , Vic Dickenson , Willie Smith , Lucky Thompson , and Charles Mingus. (Los Angeles, January 16, 1946). The titles: Night And Day , Weepin 'Willi , Every Time I Think Of You and Baranco Boogie , published on Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers - Hot Piano (Tops LP 1639), Wilbert Baranco - Night And Day c / w Weepin' Willie (Black & White 41) and Wilbert Baranco - Every Time I Think Of You c / w Baranco Boogie (Black & White 42); see. jazzdisco.org.