I don't want my children to be what I want them to be. I want them to become everything God created them to be.
Jon GordonI think [Phil Wood] didn't suffer fools gladly, but he loved supporting young people that loved the music.
Jon GordonOne time, I think it was my third lesson third or fourth lesson. Kim Parker and he picked me up at the bus station. And she just said, "Phil [Wood] has been up all night. He's heartbroken. Bud Johnson died last night." And Bud Johnson, like Zoot [Sims] and Al [Cohn] had been mentors to him.
Jon GordonI think we had a Ben Webster/Gerry Mulligan record... that might have been it. We only had a few records in the house.
Jon Gordon