Horowitz plays Tea for Two

Pianist Vladimir Horowitz attempting to improvise on the song "Tea for Two" in his house. However, he simply doesn't get it right (he might have forgotten the song). This is a short excerpt from the documentaries "Horowitz: The Last Romantic" and "Horowitz - A Reminiscence".

There's a story about him meeting the famous jazz pianist Art Tatum. Horowitz was intrigued in hearing his playing. He then began to create his own version of Tea for Two and he played it to Art Tatum. The latter then played his own version which amazed Horowitz. Supposedly, Horowitz asked Tatum for the sheet (or asked him how long it took for him to learn the piece), but Art Tatum simply said "I was just improvising".

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[TrueMasterPieces]

I need this sheet music soooo badly.

If anyone has it, please send me or contact me plz.

[Santosificationable]

@TrueMasterPieces What sheet music? This is just a simple play-around on a song.

[TrueMasterPieces]

@Santosificationable Men, that's more than just a play-around. I am trying to transform the audio into a sheet music. It hasn't been easy. That's why I asked for the sheet music. Maybe someone was able to transcribe it, exactly the way V. Horowitz played.

[Santosificationable]

@TrueMasterPieces I think that he just thought of playing TF2 at the moment just for leisure, which is why he didn't really complete the piece. In other words, it might've been just an on-the-spot improv on the theme. Why do you want to transcribe it?

[TrueMasterPieces]

@Santosificationable Because it's the BEST version of Tea for Two ever played. Even better than Art Tatum's.

[Santosificationable]

@TrueMasterPieces Alright. I DO NOT have the transcription for this performance. I just don't, and I'm too lazy to transcribe it. Please ask someone else, like in a piano forum or something...I don't have the time for transcribing now.

And yeah, I do believe this is better than Art Tatum's, because the bass is AWESOME.

[josefzachariassen]

@TrueMasterPieces that doesn't sound too bad to learn by ear. take the challenge :D

[ecapital46]

@bolder2009 You heard Duke say it. I heard Armstrong AND Duke say it, among others. And since I was watching his lips move and hearing his voice in a filmed conversation, there is a 0% chance I didn't hear Armstrong say it. Which one said it first? Who cares...its like debating who was the first to say "Have a nice day." For all we know, Beethoven, or a hundred other composers or musicians probably made the statement years before Armstrong or Ellington were born.

[bolder2009]

As for the keyboard muscle flexing of Jazz virtuoso versus Classical virtuoso, its ridiculous. Why can't people just enjoy what they like without trying to impose their superiority complex? You'll never be able to prove one form is superior than the other. Its SUBJECTIVE! You can't win the argument, so let it go. You, me and the rest of the world, simply like what we like. You'll never get me to like 'Heavy Metal', I may never get you to like Bossa Nova. Who cares?! Just enjoy what you like!

[bolder2009]

@ecapital46 Actually it was Duke Ellington that said that, not Louis Armstrong. And the Duke was right.