Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Tokyo and the venue is absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice with this new audience he asks if anyone would like him to play a request.
A little old Japanese fella jumps out of his seat on the front row and shouts "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 diffi jazz melody for about 10 minutes. When he finishes the place goes wild.
The little old man jumps up again and shouts "No no, Play a jazz chord, a jazz chord"
A bit ticked off by this, Stevie, being the proffesional 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 his technical expertise.
The Little old guy jumps up again and shouts " No no play a jazz chord, play a jazz chord"
Well and truly outraged that this guy doesnt appreciate his playing ability, Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smartass, you get up here and do it!"
The little old man gets on stage, takes the mic and starts to sing "a jazz chord to say i ruv you"
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