Kiddie001
04-05-2005, 18:20
> 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 fed up 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 cheesed off that this little guy doesn't seem to
> appreciate his playing ability.
> Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smartie pants. 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..."
[laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]
> 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 fed up 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 cheesed off that this little guy doesn't seem to
> appreciate his playing ability.
> Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smartie pants. 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..."
[laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]