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Young, Lester Willis

(Encyclopedia) Young, Lester Willis, 1909–59, American jazz musician, b. Woodville, Miss. He played the tenor saxophone with various bands (1929–40), including those of Fletcher Henderson and Count…

Morton, Jelly Roll

(Encyclopedia) Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890–1941, American jazz musician, composer, and band leader, originally named Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe, b. Gulfport, La. He began studying piano as a child and in…

Mingus, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Mingus, CharlesMingus, Charlesmĭngˈgəs [key], 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one of the…

Henderson, Fletcher

(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Fletcher (James Fletcher “Smack” Henderson), 1898–1952, American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist, b. Cuthbert, Ga. Henderson played piano from childhood. Short of funds…

Waller, Fats

(Encyclopedia) Waller, Fats, 1904–43, American jazz musician, singer, and composer, whose original name was Thomas Wright Waller, b. New York City. Waller began playing the piano as a child, and…

Christian, Charlie

(Encyclopedia) Christian, Charlie (Charles Henry Christian), 1916–42, African-American jazz guitarist, b. Bonham, Tex. The son of a singer-guitarist father and pianist mother, he grew up in Oklahoma…

Teagarden, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Teagarden, Jack (Weldon Leo Teagarden), 1905–64, American jazz trombonist and singer, b. Vernon, Tex. One of the earliest white bluesmen, he came from a jazz-playing family and was…

1999-2000 Utah Jazz Team Stats

  Gm FG% Tpts PPG RPG APG Karl Malone 82 .509 2095 25.6 9.5 3.7 Bryon Russell 82 .446 1159 14.1 5.2 1.9 Jeff Hornacek 77 .492…

2001-02 Utah Jazz Team Stats

  Gm FG% Tpts PPG RPG APG Karl Malone 80 .454 1788 22.4 8.6 4.3 Donyell Marshall 58 .519 859 14.8 7.6 1.7 John Stockton 82 .517…

2000-01 Utah Jazz Team Stats

  Gm FG% Tpts PPG RPG APG Karl Malone 81 .498 1878 23.2 8.3 4.5 Donyell Marshall 81 .503 1100 13.6 7.0 1.6 Bryon Russell 78 .440…