by Phil71 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:06 pm
Stevie Wonder is playing an intimate gig in a small Tokyo club, and toward the end he asks if anyone has any requests. A Japanese man at the front calls out, "Play a jazz chord."
"OK," says Stevie, and knocks out a bit of jazz on the piano.
When he's finished, the man shouts out, "No, no, you Stevie Wonder, you play a jazz chord."
Thinking the man wants more, Stevie goes again with a jazz riff. At the end the man seems more irate. "NO NO NO," says the man, "You Stevie Wonder, you play a jazz chord, A JAZZ CHORD."
Stevie is a bit taken aback by the man's exasperation, and says, "Sir, why don't you come up and sing while I play."
The delighted man climbs onto the stage and takes the mic from Stevie. He clears his throat, and sings, " A jazz chord, to say, I love you..."