--- title: "5 Association Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "5 Association quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Association sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/jon-gordon-1655_association_i-wasn-t-expecting-the-monk-competition_885761.jpg" --- > [ I wasn't expecting \[the Monk competition\] would necessarily do that. So I just did what I did and some good things continued… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-wasn-t-expecting-the-monk-competition-would-necessarily-do-that-so/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/jon-gordon-1655_association_i-wasn-t-expecting-the-monk-competition_885761.jpg) > [A tenor player named Bud Revels there at the time. A lot of really nice associations amongst the students. Garry Dial was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-tenor-player-named-bud-revels-there-at-the-time-a-lot-of-really/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/jon-gordon-1655_art_a-tenor-player-named-bud-revels-there-at_1042060.png) > [ Alan \[Ferber\] is a great trombonist and composer. I'm thankful that I got some associations like that through peers and former students.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/alan-ferber-is-a-great-trombonist-and-composer-i-m-thankful-that-i/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/jon-gordon-1655_association_alan-ferber-is-a-great-trombonist-and-co_2090724.png) > [I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-had-a-really-nice-association-with-richie-derosa-a-great-musician-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/jon-gordon-1655_association_i-had-a-really-nice-association-with-ric_2107210.png) > [I made some nice associations. Ben Perowsky and Kevin Hays... Bill Mobley and Pete McGuinness. A lot of talented people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-made-some-nice-associations-ben-perowsky-and-kevin-hays-bill-mobley/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/jon-gordon-1655_association_i-made-some-nice-associations-ben-perows_2340244.png) ## Other authors on Association ## More by Jon Gordon > [Joe Henderson, who I maybe, to me, if I had to pick one improviser in my life that I saw live that blew my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/joe-henderson-who-i-maybe-to-me-if-i-had-to-pick-one-improviser-in-my/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-me-you-know-in-the-whole/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [“know that I’m not a human being having a spiritual experience. I’m a spiritual being having a human experience.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/know-that-i-m-not-a-human-being-having-a-spiritual-experience-i-m-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [It's very unlikely you're a genius, but, if you're ready to work at it hard and you want to listen to music all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/it-s-very-unlikely-you-re-a-genius-but-if-you-re-ready-to-work-at-it/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [The first jazz cruise that I was on was '91. I played with Maria Schneider and John Fedchock's band. Got to meet some amazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/the-first-jazz-cruise-that-i-was-on-was-91-i-played-with-maria/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [I just lucked into a lot of good people man. In my life and through friends, and in the music, that really embraced me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-just-lucked-into-a-lot-of-good-people-man-in-my-life-and-through/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/every-morning-you-have-a-choice-are-you-going-to-be-a-positive/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [I was occasionally getting calls for some things. But I would say, 22 to 29 was a lot of scuffling. Hoping to get called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-was-occasionally-getting-calls-for-some-things-but-i-would-say-22/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Dust on gold doesn't change the nature of gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/dust-on-gold-doesn-t-change-the-nature-of-gold/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [There are a lot of people that impacted me. I remember hearing Oscar Peterson live at the Blue Note, which was very expensive, but...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-impacted-me-i-remember-hearing-oscar/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to grow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-s-a-lot-of-good-people-out-here-that-want-to-help-you-grow-and/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [ Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Lewis, and either Belton Evans or Khalil Mahdi on drums \[were in Sweet Basil\]. All those guys really took care of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/ernie-hayes-jimmy-lewis-and-either-belton-evans-or-khalil-mahdi-on/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-true-leader-doesn-t-lead-to-gain-power-they-lead-to-empower-and/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [ We had Bob's \[Gordon\] records, and he's on Clifford Brown's first record as a leader. I believe it was Clifford Brown's first record as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/we-had-bob-s-gordon-records-and-he-s-on-clifford-brown-s-first-record/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Another classical music teacher from Performing Arts that I've stayed in contact with is Jonathan Strasser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/another-classical-music-teacher-from-performing-arts-that-i-ve-stayed/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/association/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "5 Association Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wasn't expecting [the Monk competition] would necessarily do that. 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