wheelinround
23rd May 2009, 02:56 PM
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 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 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. The
little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz chord, play A jazz
chord".
Well and truly off that this little guy doesn't seem to appreciate
his playing ability Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smart ass. 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 ."
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 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 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. The
little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz chord, play A jazz
chord".
Well and truly off that this little guy doesn't seem to appreciate
his playing ability Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smart ass. 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 ."