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Stevie Wonder
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 p*ssed off 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, but the little old man jumps up again.
"No, no. Play a jazz chord, play a jazz chord!".
Well and truly irritated that this little guy doesn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability, Stevie says to him from the stage, "OK, smartass. You get up here and do it!" The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of the mic and starts to sing,
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........."A jazz choooord....... to say........ I ruv you..."
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 p*ssed off 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, but the little old man jumps up again.
"No, no. Play a jazz chord, play a jazz chord!".
Well and truly irritated that this little guy doesn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability, Stevie says to him from the stage, "OK, smartass. You get up here and do it!" The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of the mic and starts to sing,
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........."A jazz choooord....... to say........ I ruv you..."