--- title: "13 Knows Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "13 Knows quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/jon-gordon-1655_couple_when-i-was-13-14-15-i-had-played-in-a-co_2097195.png" --- > [When I was 13, 14, 15, I had played in a couple of jazz ensembles. I didn't know anything about harmony, about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/when-i-was-13-14-15-i-had-played-in-a-couple-of-jazz-ensembles-i-didn/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/jon-gordon-1655_couple_when-i-was-13-14-15-i-had-played-in-a-co_2097195.png) > [I don't know that there was a moment, like one specific moment where I was like "Ugh. Now what do I do?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-don-t-know-that-there-was-a-moment-like-one-specific-moment-where-i/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b6/jon-gordon-1655_ask-for-help_i-don-t-know-that-there-was-a-moment-lik_2143564.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) > [ I never got to play with Art \[ Blakey\], but he was kind and spoke to me a number of times. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but-he-was-kind-and-spoke-to-me-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but_1156100.png) > [ We were poor \[with my mother\], and we didn't have too much. So we sat on the floor and we had a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/we-were-poor-with-my-mother-and-we-didn-t-have-too-much-so-we-sat-on/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/jon-gordon-1655_apartment_we-were-poor-with-my-mother-and-we-didn_3229414.png) > [ Phil \[Wood\] said to me in the car going back, he said, "Look man, you better know why you're playing this music.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/phil-wood-said-to-me-in-the-car-going-back-he-said-look-man-you/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/jon-gordon-1655_car_phil-wood-said-to-me-in-the-car-going-ba_1411056.png) > [ \[Phil wood\] put on some \[Igor\] Stravinsky and say to follow the score, tell me to play me the opening to the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/phil-wood-put-on-some-igor-stravinsky-and-say-to-follow-the-score/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/jon-gordon-1655_20th-century_phil-wood-put-on-some-igor-stravinsky-an_1463042.jpg) > [ I heard these stories \[about musicians from my mother\] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-from-my-mother-and-somehow/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jon-gordon-1655_done_i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-fr_2640766.jpg) > [ \[Charlie Parker\] was kind of a sponge and intrigued by it all.That's similar to what Phil \[Woods\] told me about Bird, too.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/charlie-parker-was-kind-of-a-sponge-and-intrigued-by-it-all-that-s/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/jon-gordon-1655_art_charlie-parker-was-kind-of-a-sponge-and_2500883.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) > [Barry Harris had a club called Jazz Cultural Theater and there were sessions there on a regular basis. I remember being there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/barry-harris-had-a-club-called-jazz-cultural-theater-and-there-were/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/jon-gordon-1655_bases_barry-harris-had-a-club-called-jazz-cult_763311.png) > [Did you know you can take your bus anywhere you want to go? Say yes three times with me. Yes, yes, yes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/did-you-know-you-can-take-your-bus-anywhere-you-want-to-go-say-yes/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/jon-gordon-1655_beach_did-you-know-you-can-take-your-bus-anywh_2845107.png) > [A man goes to the village to visit the wise man and he says to the wise man, “I feel like there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-man-goes-to-the-village-to-visit-the-wise-man-and-he-says-to-the/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/jon-gordon-1655_angry_a-man-goes-to-the-village-to-visit-the-w_2373506.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## 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/knows/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "13 Knows Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was 13, 14, 15, I had played in a couple of jazz ensembles. 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Or, \"I'm going to play you some 20th century obscure classical composer you don't know\". Or, \"Let's listen to some Charles Ives, let's sight read some Bartok violin duets\", etc.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/phil-wood-put-on-some-igor-stravinsky-and-say-to-follow-the-score/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/jon-gordon-1655_20th-century_phil-wood-put-on-some-igor-stravinsky-an_1463042.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/jon-gordon-1655_20th-century_phil-wood-put-on-some-igor-stravinsky-an_1463042.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/jon-gordon-1655_20th-century_phil-wood-put-on-some-igor-stravinsky-an_1463042.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Phil wood] put on some [Igor] Stravinsky and say to follow the score, tell me to play me the opening to the…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I didn't know it was misinformation. It sort of inwardly in my psyche laid the template for music being affiliated with my father and my family.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-from-my-mother-and-somehow/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jon-gordon-1655_done_i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-fr_2640766.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jon-gordon-1655_done_i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-fr_2640766.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jon-gordon-1655_done_i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-fr_2640766.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[Charlie Parker] was kind of a sponge and intrigued by it all.That's similar to what Phil [Woods] told me about Bird, too. Like he was into cooking. He was just into a lot of things. Yeah, it's about dealing with bebop and jazz and Trane [John Coltrain] and post-Trane and knowing the history. But you've got to live. You have to experience things. Know something in this world. So it was a very deep education about what it means to try and be an artist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/charlie-parker-was-kind-of-a-sponge-and-intrigued-by-it-all-that-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/jon-gordon-1655_art_charlie-parker-was-kind-of-a-sponge-and_2500883.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/jon-gordon-1655_art_charlie-parker-was-kind-of-a-sponge-and_2500883.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/jon-gordon-1655_art_charlie-parker-was-kind-of-a-sponge-and_2500883.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Charlie Parker] was kind of a sponge and intrigued by it all.That's similar to what Phil [Woods] told me…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are great jazz educators that I meet all the time. I met a guy named Paul Luchessi who has a high school jazz program in Fresno. And Bob Athayde who runs a junior high program in Lafayette, California. And man, we walked into these schools and Paul Luchessi said, \"Jon is the composer of Paradox.\" A hundred or something kids started to applaud. \"What? You guys know that? 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