Tea For Two - accompanying a jazz vocalist on piano

[dido93]

Bravi....!!!

[ritalimvocalist]

I keep listening over and over again. Stunning performance.

[markbajista]

Sounds really good!!

[cristaliquido1]

QUE BUENA MUSICA Y MUSICOS



[tasteofbrownie]

I love the eloquest sounds of the piano........ Her voice is absolutely amazing!!!

[joselopez3344]

EXCELENTE!!!

[sakura1st1st]

Vy good for Vocal　for pianoplayer

[sakura1st1st]

Vy good for Vocal

[DoctorAtomic1111]

Kanye West found the dislike button somehow. This is beautiful. I cry every time I hear you say "we won't have it known that we own a 'mobile' phone". Just reminds me of a simpler and better time before "mobile" phones. Damn I hate this world. Thank you for posting this.

[VictorKrottner]

I love a the female jazz voice when it reminds me of a muted trumpet, she's got it.

[mikeinminn]

I felt the vocalist accompanied the pianist. Should be the other way around.

Good craftsmanship on both though.

Just my opinion

[dgrendahl]

@mikeinminn Yes, that would be one way of looking at it. I too considered that at first. But then, the more that I've listened to this video, I'm thinking that it is fairly well balanced...sort of. Jane Monheit sang this song, live at the Rainbow Room and if you listen to it, you will see that her voice was the thing...NOT the piano! Therefore the piano music was subdued.

[dgrendahl]

@dgrendahl Also, if they were doing this for a live audience, I doubt she would be in the background. Most likely out front. How do you see this differently?

[monstrumwomen]

I love the tone to your voice, it is very unusual and unique, and the piano playing sounds smooth and effortless. Fab :)

[pianomike1]

Ladies and gentlemen: La Belle meets The Genius.

[Tonefid115]

Smooth!

[huszakzsoka]

Very nice

[watchsoever]

nice vocal.

[motohaur]

wonderful!

[ArcaTime]

Ah oui !

j'aime vraiment

love

JP

[fingerscarr]

thanks

[drwinkle101]

I think this slight -- but oddly poignant -- tune is sometimes treated in an over-sophisticated way. It is best knocked out with pace and a kind of rhapsodic exuberance for the saturating 2-5s. But thanks for this; it's obvious quality.

[fingerscarr]

can i ask what '2-5's ' are ! am only an amateur !

have you seen the version by rkjp56 'art tatum style improvisation tea for two ' ? excellent

[drwinkle101]

Yes I saw Tatum's brilliant version!!!.

To answer your other question, 2-5 is the most common chord progression in jazz. In the key C, the 2-5 is D minor and G7, which are the 2nd and 5th degrees of the major scale: c d e f g a b c. Tea for Two is a definitive 2-5 tune.

[atpal]

Usually people write "ii-V"

[drwinkle101]

People usually do write ii-V, and I sit corrected, thanks!

[EdoardoElisei]

great work. thank you doug

[simorenes]

Lovely vocal. Thanks.

[50sVintage]

Really nice. Thanks guys.

[Janeandcompany]

What a lovely performance. Think I put this on my mp3.

[sarafeeme]

Wow, thanks for sharing. I will be looking for more. Can I purchase the mp3?

[thankmot2008]

Just beautiful!!!

[fingerscarr]

just wish all the wannabes could learn from this performance , superb , understated , intelligent , swings low , no clang or bombast .

play it as it's wrote i say . forget the cliché trills , hold the line . ha ha ! !

[affortunatus]

Great jazz performers, waht a groove and a feeling...from where are you guys? Fram Jazzland?

[iwayuri3]

Beatiful singing

Beatiful piano playing

Thank you two  yuri

[GaryandJenny]

Doug,

Thank you for taking the time to share your years of experience with the entire world. Someone linked a video you posted here on the Band In A Box forum.

If you get the chance, please come the join the community there, you're knowledge would be invalueable to people there!

Gary

[kaymany]

lol!

[flapane]

great lesson, thanks!

[nezkeys79]

great playing

great singing

very helpful video

5 star once again

[PianistaItaliano]

I enjoy this a lot, just Fantastic!

[tjjazzpiano]

What a great voice... I'm waiting for the duet album :-)

[ekim53]

Is there really any better music that Jazz?

answer-he## NO

Great playing and singing and thanks for sharing the chord progression and voicing.

[dzjinji]

Mobile phone? Wunnerful, wunnerful!

[Lot2learn]

Absolutely wonderful!

[jimbomed]

Thanks for putting me in such a good mood.You are both so amazingly talented, gifted and generous!

[JazzySaxE]

Great work! You don't know how much we appreciate your hard work and effort! Thank you so much!