I loved it! It is now making its way around the country.
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> 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 p1ssed 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 off his technical expertise.
>
> The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz
> chord, play a jazz chord".
> Well and truly p1ssed 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..."
>
>
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