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02-23-07, 08:40 AM
Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Tokyo and the place
is absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the
ice with his new audience, He asks if anyone would like him
to play a request.
A little old Japanese man jumps out of his seat in the first
row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a Jazz chord!
Play a jazz chord!"
Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz influences in
Stevie's varied career, the blind impresario starts to play an
E minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody for
about 10 minutes.
When he finishes the whole place goes wild. The little old man
jumps up again and shouts "No, no, play a Jazz chord, play a
Jazz chord."
A bit irritated by this, Stevie, being the professional that
he is, dives straight into a jazz improvisation with his band
around the B flat minor chord and really tears the place apart.
The crowd goes wild with this impromptu show of his technical
expertise.The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a
Jazz chord, play a jazz chord!"
Well now truly irritated that this little guy doesn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability. Stevie says to him from the
stage "OK, mister, you get up here and do it!"
The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of the
mike and starts to sing... "A jazz chord to say I ruv you..."
is absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the
ice with his new audience, He asks if anyone would like him
to play a request.
A little old Japanese man jumps out of his seat in the first
row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a Jazz chord!
Play a jazz chord!"
Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz influences in
Stevie's varied career, the blind impresario starts to play an
E minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody for
about 10 minutes.
When he finishes the whole place goes wild. The little old man
jumps up again and shouts "No, no, play a Jazz chord, play a
Jazz chord."
A bit irritated by this, Stevie, being the professional that
he is, dives straight into a jazz improvisation with his band
around the B flat minor chord and really tears the place apart.
The crowd goes wild with this impromptu show of his technical
expertise.The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a
Jazz chord, play a jazz chord!"
Well now truly irritated that this little guy doesn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability. Stevie says to him from the
stage "OK, mister, you get up here and do it!"
The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of the
mike and starts to sing... "A jazz chord to say I ruv you..."