stevie wounder
Posted: March 5th, 2009, 5:45 pm
Stevie Wonder is playing his 1st gig in China and the place is packed to
the rafters.
In a bid to break the ice he asks if anyone has a request.
One chap jumps out of his seat in the 1st 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 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 chap jumps out of his seat again and shouts - "No, no, play a jazz
chord, play a jazz chord...".
A bit cheesed off by this, Stevie, being the professional he is, dives
straight in to a jazz improvisation with his band around the B flat
minor chord and really tears the place apart. The crowd go ballistic
with this impromptu show of his musical expertise. But, still the
little Chinese man jumps up again and shouts "No, no. Play a jazz chord,
play a jazz chord!!!". Stevie is really yellow stream off now that this chap doesn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability and shouts to him from the stage -
" OK smart a*s, you get up here and do it"..
The little bloke climbs onto the stage, takes hold of the mike and
starts to sing............
"a jazz chord to say , I ruv you...."
the rafters.
In a bid to break the ice he asks if anyone has a request.
One chap jumps out of his seat in the 1st 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 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 chap jumps out of his seat again and shouts - "No, no, play a jazz
chord, play a jazz chord...".
A bit cheesed off by this, Stevie, being the professional he is, dives
straight in to a jazz improvisation with his band around the B flat
minor chord and really tears the place apart. The crowd go ballistic
with this impromptu show of his musical expertise. But, still the
little Chinese man jumps up again and shouts "No, no. Play a jazz chord,
play a jazz chord!!!". Stevie is really yellow stream off now that this chap doesn't seem to
appreciate his playing ability and shouts to him from the stage -
" OK smart a*s, you get up here and do it"..
The little bloke climbs onto the stage, takes hold of the mike and
starts to sing............
"a jazz chord to say , I ruv you...."
