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[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in things.

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Jon Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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Hearing Phil [wood] a lot, those few years especially when I was going to hear music and Tom Harrell was in the band. Man that was incredible. Hearing Tom at that period, and hearing Phil in that period, and also [Charles] McPherson. Those three guys were very impactful. Very inspiring to me at the time.
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