Originally Posted by
strangeirish
Stevie Wonder was playing his first ever gig in Tokyo and the venue was
absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice with his new
audience he asked if anyone would like him to play a request.
A little old Japanese man jumped out of his seat in the first row and
shouted at the top of his voice, "Play a jazz chord! Play a jazz
chord!".
Amazed that the little oriental man knew about the jazz influences in
Stevie's varied career, the blind virtuoso went into a difficult jazz
melody for about 10 minutes.
When he finished the whole place went wild - but the little old man
jumped up again and shouted "No, no, play a jazz chord, play a jazz
chord".
Slightly annoyed, Stevie, being the professional that he is, dived
straight into a jazz improvisation with his band and really tore the
place apart.
The crowd went wild with this impromptu show of his technical
expertise. The little old man jumped up again. "No, no, NO. Play a Jazz
chord, a jazz chord!!".
Well and truly ****ed off that this little bloke didn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability, Stevie said to him from the stage "OK
smart ass, you get up here and do it!"
The little old Japanese man climbed nervously onto the stage, took
hold of the mike, faced the huge audience and started to sing....
" A jazz chord to say a ruv yoo...":D
