--- title: "13 Guy Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "13 Guy quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Guy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/jon-gordon-1655_age_if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-p_1966703.png" --- > [If I could have picked two guys on the planet, to have some exposure to at that age, those were the two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-planet-to-have-some-exposure/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/jon-gordon-1655_age_if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-p_1966703.png) > [ A guy like Scott \[Robinson\] plays the whole history of music on every instrument you've ever heard of. He's just kind of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-guy-like-scott-robinson-plays-the-whole-history-of-music-on-every/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/jon-gordon-1655_genius_a-guy-like-scott-robinson-plays-the-whol_915968.png) > [ When \[Charlie Parker\] saw the young guys, especially the ones that were scuffling... "Did you eat today?" And if you hadn't eaten,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/when-charlie-parker-saw-the-young-guys-especially-the-ones-that-were/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/jon-gordon-1655_charlie_when-charlie-parker-saw-the-young-guys-e_1498226.png) > [ You hear about the struggles with substances and all that, but \[Phil Wood\] was a really a great guy. This was a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/you-hear-about-the-struggles-with-substances-and-all-that-but-phil/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/jon-gordon-1655_great-guy_you-hear-about-the-struggles-with-substa_964059.png) > [Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg) > [ Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Lewis, and either Belton Evans or Khalil Mahdi on drums \[were in Sweet Basil\]. All those guys really took… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/jon-gordon-1655_basil_ernie-hayes-jimmy-lewis-and-either-belto_200776.png) > [Now we also need people who just love to listen to the music. And we need people that want to work to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/now-we-also-need-people-who-just-love-to-listen-to-the-music-and-we/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/jon-gordon-1655_facilitate_now-we-also-need-people-who-just-love-to_1359379.png) > [I just lucked into a lot of good people man. In my life and through friends, and in the music, that really…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/jon-gordon-1655_care_i-just-lucked-into-a-lot-of-good-people_62201.png) > [ Hearing Phil \[wood\] a lot, those few years especially when I was going to hear music and Tom Harrell was in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/hearing-phil-wood-a-lot-those-few-years-especially-when-i-was-going/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/jon-gordon-1655_band_hearing-phil-wood-a-lot-those-few-years_2009771.png) > [Sometimes I would go on Sundays and play with Doc Cheatham. I was also playing in a band of teenagers led by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/sometimes-i-would-go-on-sundays-and-play-with-doc-cheatham-i-was-also/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/jon-gordon-1655_band_sometimes-i-would-go-on-sundays-and-play_1963089.jpg) > [ I was \[ on Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition\] with Ralph Bowen, and Joel Frahm, Jimmy Greene, John Ellis. You can't play… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-was-on-thelonious-monk-international-saxophone-competition-with/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/jon-gordon-1655_competition_i-was-on-thelonious-monk-international-s_843648.png) > [There are great jazz educators that I meet all the time. I met a guy named Paul Luchessi who has a high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-are-great-jazz-educators-that-i-meet-all-the-time-i-met-a-guy/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/jon-gordon-1655_blown-away_there-are-great-jazz-educators-that-i-me_952270.jpg) > [Percy France told me, similarly, he and Bird used to hang out. They were good buddies. And he said, "Man, we'd just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/percy-france-told-me-similarly-he-and-bird-used-to-hang-out-they-were/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/jon-gordon-1655_bars_percy-france-told-me-similarly-he-and-bi_681552.png) ## Other authors on Guy ## 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/guy/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "13 Guy Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I could have picked two guys on the planet, to have some exposure to at that age, those were the two right guys [Phil Woods and Charles McPherson].", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-planet-to-have-some-exposure/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/jon-gordon-1655_age_if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-p_1966703.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/jon-gordon-1655_age_if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-p_1966703.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/jon-gordon-1655_age_if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-p_1966703.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I could have picked two guys on the planet, to have some exposure to at that age, those were the two…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A guy like Scott [Robinson] plays the whole history of music on every instrument you've ever heard of. 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I was also playing in a band of teenagers led by Don Sickler called Young Sounds, and The McDonald's Big Band led by Rich De Rosa and Justin Di Cioccio. All those guys were great educators and musicians and taught me a lot! Simultaneous to all this, another one of my musical fathers came into my life, Eddie Locke.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/sometimes-i-would-go-on-sundays-and-play-with-doc-cheatham-i-was-also/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/jon-gordon-1655_band_sometimes-i-would-go-on-sundays-and-play_1963089.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/jon-gordon-1655_band_sometimes-i-would-go-on-sundays-and-play_1963089.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/jon-gordon-1655_band_sometimes-i-would-go-on-sundays-and-play_1963089.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes I would go on Sundays and play with Doc Cheatham. 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