Know its not exactly PC but...
STEVIE WONDER
Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Hong Kong 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 Chinese 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 annoyed 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 annoyed 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...
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" A jazz chord, to say, I ruv you...
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