YFriday, September 30, 2005
Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Tokyo and the placeis absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break theice with his new audience, He asks if anyone would like himto play a request.A little old Japanese man jumps out of his seat in the firstrow 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 inStevie's varied career, the blind impresario starts to play anE minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody forabout 10 minutes.When he finishes the whole place goes wild. The little old manjumps up again and shouts "No, no, play a Jazz chord, play aJazz chord."A bit irritated by this, Stevie, being the professional thathe is, dives straight into a jazz improvisation with his bandaround the B flat minor chord and really tears the place apart.The crowd goes wild with this impromptu show of his technicalexpertise.The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play aJazz chord, play a jazz chord!"Well now truly irritated that this little guy doesn't seem toappreciate his playing ability. Stevie says to him from thestage "OK, mister, you get up here and do it!"
The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of themike and starts to sing...
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"A jazz chord to say I ruv you..."
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