Stevie Wonders’ first tour of Japan.

Stevie Wonders’ first tour of Japan.
Nov 5, 2008 05:28
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: offline	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 ticked 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 of his technical expertise. The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz chord, play a jazz chord" Well and truly outraged 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..." Dodger.

Nov 5, 2008 05:28

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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 ticked 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 of his technical expertise. The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz chord, play a jazz chord"
Well and truly outraged 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..."
Dodger.

Nov 5, 2008 07:43	#1
WANHU Points: Join Date: Feb 20, 2007 Status: Offline	Nice story, Dodger. It tickles me.

Nov 5, 2008 10:45	#2
WESTNORWOODGAS Points: Join Date: Jun 22, 2007 Status: Offline	Another golden oldie Dodger, still makes me laugh. Alan

Nov 6, 2008 18:27	#3
SHESGOTTOBE Points: Join Date: Nov 23, 2007 Status: Offline	Haha... that was funny. I was chatting on the internet with my Japanese friend before and she mentioned that her daughter is going to "crass". She kept saying crass, crass and I was like ... O_O... finally after a while, I understood that she meant "class".

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