Stevie Wonder in Japan.

[Keith Dean]

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
10minutes. 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...`