TEA FOR TWO (1957) by Nat King Cole two different versions

This is a video of Nat King Cole doing two different piano versions of Tea for Two in 1957 on his ground breaking television show. People forget that as well as a great singer, Nat was a pretty hot piano player. There is also some rare footage around the 1 minute mark of Nat s playing filmed from above so you can see exactly what he is playing. While both treatments are similar, the solos in the middle appear to be different. Nat being a jazz musician, I guess they were probably improvisations playe