The Legendary NYC A-Train Sax Battle (Super Cut)
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2020
- Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology.
As far as I know, no one has put these videos together without missing key parts so please enjoy this full recreation of the most epic sax battle in history.
Musicians:
Player 1: Zach Mayer / zachmayermusic
New Challenger: Sapphire Adizes / sapphireadizes
Credit:
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Hey how long did this video took u because it has been 7years since all the videos of this sax battle happened just wanted to know.
I'm guessing 7 years
Yes.
bruh
And yet he got 207k views lmaooo
I love thsi
“Oh you’re approaching me?”
“I can’t play sax without getting closer”
Well get as close as you like. -actually don't 6 feet bro-
SAXURO
SAXIO
You can’t hear my saxy music without getting closer
Is that a jojo reference
Stand user: Zack Mayer
Stand name: Sax platinum
Stand user: Sapphire Adizes
Stand name: The sax
I couldn’t imagine having to explain why I was late for work that day
“Sir… I had to stay on the train. A saxophone battle broke out”
If he just shows this video to his boss, the boss would understand.
I’m the type of boss that would ask what songs did u riff off of (I’m a musician..hobby nowadays).
Ammmmmm ,Understandable have a nice day
brilliant !
This isn’t a showdown anymore, it’s a straight up duet.
A... Duel.
@@bobbaseball5182of the…Fates
@@bobbaseball5182a Duelette.
Yes yes and yes
At 3:15, he takes a step back to brace himself because the train starts moving, but the timing makes it look like he’s doing it to brace himself against the sheer force of the music.
The train is only moving through the sheer force of music
@@wlof16now THAT is what I called MAGICC
It is just the timeline we live where this is perfect 😘
This is the most hype shit
Love you for that catch
He assembled that sax like a tactical rifle
I was looking for this comment ☺️
Same
It's how I feel every single time I assemble mine
@@anacousticguitar2530 it would be funny to see a dude assembling a saxophone then putting a scope on it for longer range and zoom
Do re mi fa so you’ve chosen death *intense saxophone sound*
This guy copied a famous. Qatch hell respond with another decieving lie to defend himself
“You shouldn’t be here”
“Neither should you”
Epic sax battle ensues
@@dylanhansen2352 and it was the most amazing thing to happen lmao
Don’t... Don’t give me hope
best comment
Me telling that shit to myself lmao hahahaha
Im just imagining a person from Japan visiting America and taking their first trip on a train here while this goes down.
I was thinking the same lol
Welcome to America! Where this shit happens!
It’s hilarious because it’s the culture there to stay as quiet and respectful as possible. Something like taking a call or eating would be considered rude. Lmao it’s so funny to imagine.
And then they get off the train and get mugged
Welcome to america where stupid shit and dumb science come to party
Never been to NYC
Never been to US
Never played sax
Don't know jazz
But for a short time I've jammed with them on the A Train
Some times, the internet is amazing
We're not a perfect people, but we do have style.
The video is so immersive it really does feel that way 😭
I wish I was on that train that day. Would've been absolutely amazing.
Never too late to start my friend
"Uh dad, thats our stop, we should-"
*"No son. We're staying."*
Broooo
Dude, i was just thinking. If this happens i don't care missing 5 stops, i gotta see how it ends
Kid :So dad... When are we getting out...
Dad : ... Thats the clean part.... We don't..
Thanks dad
*"Indefinitely"*
A whole bunch of people missed their stop that day
I would miss my stop to hear that battle
I would too
*Their stop.
Pronounced their stop. They’re is just short for they are
Who cares? This is better
I love around 4:00 you can tell they’re communicating and the entire vibe of their improvisation changed and they both followed it perfectly
that's 'chameleon' by herbie hancock that they're riffing on there. Tenor starts playing the bass line which the bari catches straight away. Super impressive, there's a lot of quoting songs they probably expect the other will recognise.
"I can't dance for shit!"
*Goes right back to groovin'*
We all need a friend like this😭
Only music has the ability to spontainiously bring 30+ strangers together in this way
Amen brother. I got into music more when I started learning guitar. It's a hard thing to describe. The feeling of music
Yup, I'm in a middle school band as a trumpet player and I hope to have a band battle such as this one day
Having a seizure naked in a populated market place can probably achieve the same result
@@emperorpalpatine5559 My uncle did something similar when he pretended to have a heart attack in a store parking lot to get out of shopping for sewing materials with my grandma, it's just an hour and a half of her asking for your opinion and then explaining why it's wrong so I honestly can't blame him.
i disagree mobile suit gundam can do the same and it has look at the random video on youtube were people gather or even dragon ball super when it was first airing people gathered 30 plus to watch it, so basically im saying anime can do the same
“My stop was three stops ago but I don’t wanna miss this...”
The stop doesn’t matter in these cases
You can always take the subway back to your stop, but you can only see this once
I'd miss finals on purpose to witness this live
Dude. I'd call out for this... Fuck it. I'm now gonna be 4 hours late for work. Lol. Might as well call out at this point. This would be worth it. I work at a music store. My work would understand. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Man this was uploaded in UA-cam?
I was freaking there...was soo nice to witness
The progression from _Billie Jean_ to _I Like to Move It_ is just so unexpected yet so natural.
It’s actually Chameleon by Herbie Hancock, but their basslines and chords are somewhat similar.
How much do you wanna bet that started a life long friendship ?
😮
Long friendship and definitely long term music career.
It actually didn't. They never crossed paths again
@@emilv.3693how do u know?
@@emilv.3693 NOOOOOOO. they're buddies for a lifetime now, let me feed my delusionsss🥹
“The two titans meet, as it was written.”
The longer the Icon of Jazz is on the subway, the more fire his licks will become.
Let them fight
@@snevet_ yes
@@harrisongraden7534 it works lol
"How'd you meet your best friend?"
"well..."
Jahahahahahaha oh shit, this one comment got me laughing my gut off
I want to like the comment but it's already at 420
@@Jomari_Idioma okay like it now you normie
Something to make their girls jealous about
got your 1000th like my guy
I have this saved under a playlist named "let this show that humanity was here"
can you make it public?
Pls make it public!
“This train is big enough for the two of us”
wholesome
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
You just know there’s one guy who has had a bad day and really isn’t in the mood for this, and when the second sax player showed up he was like “OH SONUVABITCH”
I don't think so. Happiness is as contagious as unhappiness, if not more so- and the train was filled with good vibes. I doubt even someone having a bad day could resist for 5 minutes straight.
If i had a bad day and this happened i would be happy
...it would have been fun, but... if you've been near full blast saxophone..... imagine how loud it was in that tin can. 😂
In order for this legendary moment to happen, all of the following were required:
- a guy gets on the A-train to play his sax
- some other guy gets up and starts vibing his heart out and playing hypeman for the sax guy
- a second guy, on the same car of the same train at the same time, has a sax of his own ready to go, and is willing and able to start a sax battle for the crowd, and the two of them are able to match each other beat for beat
It's things like this that convince me miracles do happen
This was so organic too. Before people could pretend this was a coincidence for clicks. It was just serendipity.
This was a peak for humanity, we will never achieve this level of raw connection on public transport like this again
Red trousers definitely was waiting his whole life for that moment
Old red trousers
69 likes
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@randomperson-qr1uh 699 likes now 😂😂😂
Aww now its 703
Everyone gangst'a till the dude dancing pulls out his alto sax
Everyone gangsta til Kenny g hops on with a soprano sax and kills the vibe
Player 3 has joined
Everyone on the train: Why do I still hear boss music???
Same profile picture helll yeaaahhh
It's a tenor
3:24 - that note gets me. Thats instant goosebumps with the perfect conversation between two masters. Fucking dope.
I can't imagine what it was like if you were on one of the platforms the train stopped at. Doors open, and you hear the battle and cheers for a few seconds before it drives away.
Guy who carries the Saxophone with him everytime: *FINALLY*
Pulls out flugabone.
Bœœm bælœœgæ
Get back to work and next time, don’t use your work account for UA-cam!
@@gameratortylerstein5636 hey this is his job
A worthy appointment, our battle will be legendary
I don’t think people realize how impressive that closing really was. Like the fact they didn’t awkwardly end their impromptu duet. It was closed out as if they had spent hours practicing it
On first watch, Sapphire (aka red pants dude) seemed to be conducting the end but I can't tell for sure because I couldn't see Zach's body movement.
@@Tr1sh4Lynn do you know their instagram or twitter handles? i’ve been trying to find these dudes for forever
@@Pezinteresante think they’re in the desc
@@memerman9268 yes
When 2 people of a high enough skill level clash, they can 'read' each other. It's not really something you can explain you just... Know
“You’re finally home!”
“You won’t believe what just happened”
Every few months I come back to this video to remind myself what happiness feels like.
Oh Hi im a newcomer
The red pants sax guy couldn't have announced his presence any better
Ikr
My man walking into battle with his boss music.
That was definitely an S-Tier dramatic entrance.
@@Dargonhuman definitely
@@charlie6519 true
The first guy: playing around having fun
The second guy: **assembles saxophone menacingly**
JOHNNY Show Me Your War Face!, NO , YOUR WAR FACE
Best comment 😂
Literally a jojo fight
@@EventheStephenisEven literally, it has the sax and everything
2nd guy: allow me to introduce myself
🎶🎷🌛
This has got to be one of the greatest moments ever recorded. Every single person on the train carriage was completely absorbed in the music and the two saxophone players connected simply through the power of music despite never having met each other before.
This is pure, true jazz. The very essence of it. Improvisation. Dang.
The way the second sax dude assembled his instrument like it was a goddam Sniper rifle and kept lookin back at the first sax guy like, “u better keep doin what ur doin” gave me chills
🤣
They were definitely band kids, for sure
He knew it was the chance of a lifetime which he could not afford to miss
He waited his whole life for that moment 😂
@@ripesoda7003 yep. Assembles flugabone.
I love how you can tell that they’re somewhat out of harmony at points, meaning that this was absolutely not planned.
Yeah when it breaks down you can hear them setting a new baseline to jam off. Very impressive, some well known classics in there too!
@@johncraven6671 Their a Baritone and a Tennor sax, so they have different roles, the bass sax just sets the pace, and the Tennor is playing off it. The times their not doing this, they switch to a "call and response" method, which is what one does the other will other respond to.
EXample is when they go silly high (the baritone one strains and sounds a bit elephant-y, its really not meant to do that high).
@@AngelEmfrbl this is so interesting! Thank you!
Back then when people were creative and didn't fake everything for internet clout. Miss those times.
It’s called jamming
Imagine what people's reactions would be 500-1000 years from now?
Thank you for whoever reconstructed this moment, true internet archeology. A bit of humanity preserved in 1's and 0's, hopefully for a long time to come.
Second guy assembling his sax. Dual of the Fates starts playing.
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*A Challenger Approaches*
Yeah I gotcha covered
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The second guy:
"Finally... a worthy opponent.. "
_Our Battle Will Be Legendary!_
999 likes :o
@Sora Nakumara oh 100%!
guy 2 definitely won though
@@jaysosaaa7975 Bariton and Tenor, different sax
most genuine human interaction since a while
Mad respect the person who actually put these videos together to show you a different perspective
Sax guy 1: "prepare for trouble"
Sax guy 2: "and make it double"
Sax guy 1: to protect the world from devastation
Sax guy 2: to unite the people with in our nation
@@lordbanana9616
Sax guy 1: To denounce the evils of truth and love
Sax guy 2: To extend our reach to the stars above
Lmaooooo
@@oliverolitia7013
Sax guy 1 and 2 :
Saxophone blasts off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight
@@Myo7785 White Shirt Guy: Hype man, that's right!
If they didn’t become best friends after this, my whole life is a lie.
The must live in the Disney Cinematic Universe for that to happen.
Sadly they didn't the first guy who was playing in the begining died a week later while robbing a gas station he got shot by the cashier
@@icybear9101
WHAT?!
@@icybear9101 from what I can find, the musicians are Zach Mayer and Sapphire Adizes, both of which are very much alive. Please stop spreading false information.
Edit: the "from what I can find" is no longer necessary, as the description confirms their identities.
@@icybear9101 wtf lol
Funny thing is that we all come back to watch this video once a year
this is genuinely one of the greatest UA-cam videos of all time
"So this is what world peace looks like..."
Peace was never an option
When there is war there is peace
This what WW1 and WW2 should have looked like
This is my last war... lalalalala
Normal Day in New York Lol
Historians in 1000 years are gonna have a hell of a time with this
More like anthropologist.
What are these humans doing there is no empirical utility in what they’re doing
assuming we last that long lmao
You're absolutely stupid to think the Earth is going to survive another 1000 years
@@garlicoshallots200 who said we’ll still be on earth in a thousand years?
Ngl, moments like these are probably extremely rare nowadays. This was spontaneous, authentic. No rehearsals, just improvisation, complete strangers. These days, if someone pulled this in a subway, it's not a stretch to assume that it's for a tiktok or ig or whatever. Planned and noncoincidental, with the intention to go viral. Treasure this.
This video unironically gives me hope for humanity
2nd guy: **pulls out mouthpiece**
“I T S T I M E”
This comment gonna blow up .
TO DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL
Legend has it, he carried that sax every day of his life, waiting for this moment.
showtime
@@vivekduggal987 So far, 638 likes over the course of a week.
Guy 1: Just vibin
Guy 2: “I’ve been training for this my whole life”
Guy 2: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary
@@potater8034 *and it was*
@@xdtimetoastergaming273 XD
"Training"
Im sorry
Dont mind me, giving you the 1k like this comment deserves 😗🍜✨
2:34 and 3:02 are my favourite, love how just start to sync up
that ending was perfect, the fact they coordinated that without saying a word and just with their eyes with the power of improvisation
20 years later
"..And that's the story of how I met your uncle Zach, kiddo. We've been friends ever since."
I honestly hope they became friends after this life changing event
How i met your mother? pfft, How i met your uncle is the new best now.
Sax up!
These guys are clearly veterans to random sax battles. The way that second guy started loading up like a gunslinger from a western proves this.
Sax War - IN THEATERS ONLY. RATED R
Gunslinger!! LOL!
But so true!!
i mean, if you play a jazz instrument, you gotta be ready to duel at the drop of a hi-hat.
Saxslinger
@@kickasspeanuts that is now the official canon name for such individuals. You contact Oxford I'll vouch for you.
I love how the second video starts just as the music changes; it's like he's summoning challengers.
If I spotted an alien, and I wanted to explain to him what humanity is, I would show him this video
When two most smart kids of the class
Get different answers
_and they’re both in band_
Legend says: neither of them got it right and the right answer was Zimbabwe
perhaps the right answer was the friends we made along the way
@@yeetmcyeetalot5979 nah it was Elon musks son
@@yeetmcyeetalot5979 And I say the right answer is ...Your gay😆
“Sorry I’m late, there was a sick jazz battle on the train and I missed my stop.”
Wild encounter
this probably a good excuse
The boss: " Did you record it?"
If you show your boss this video he'll understand 100%
Worth.
We NEED to get this animated! Just a short animatic of this, it would be so perfect. All of the hype from everyone around, the possible literal flying notes. This is perfection anyways!
As a freshman playing alto, I now plan to move to the city when I’m older, and take my sax on every train, hoping something as epic as this will happen to me
If it were not recorded, no one would have believed it.
Literally everyone would be that.
But this would never happen and not be recorded in this day and age.
You’re right though if my parents or grandparents told me this it would be hard to believe
We can tell our children about it, if they dont believe it all we need to do, is show them this video
You just had to say it happened in a subway in NYC, no one would doubt you usisjsjsjs
I love how no one really gave a shit about one guy playing his sax but as soon as the second one came in everyone got into it.
One guy is nice music to pass the time. Two guys is an epic sax battle, the likes of which are a once in a lifetime event!
A jazz instrument on its own is nothing to write home about. You need that harmonization to pop things off.
Music really didn't kick off until there was another.
Which is why most musicians have more than one person making music, even those solo artists have someone else with background music.
cause they know shit bout to go down
Battle initiated
I'm convinced this is how we should be fighting wars. Send in your best sax player.
Love this comment
How fortunate we are to live in a time when everyone was recording this for us all to be able to share in the experience of this moment. Being on that train must have been amazing
Humanity peaked 7 years ago, and frankly im just happy this was recorded
Your next is your best!
The mere fact that something like this can happen again means we still have mountians to cross.
Imagine If this wasn’t recorded we would have missed out on so much
Went downhill after Harambe and now we are working from home
imagine how many people missed their stop because they were just enjoying this.
Worth it
@@darkaliebaba99 I wouldn't have missed this event for anything in the world if i had the chance
It was worth it
Nope, you don’t live in NYC to realize how much commuters really don’t care 😂
I have missed my destination more than once because of this scenarios lol, no regrets
This video always amazes me because of how perfectly their improvisation compliments each other's. Their minds are perfectly in sync and that's what makes this moment so special.
Y'all say battle, but that was the most majestic duet to this day.
I miss the days when people battled their differences out through jazz.
At least we have Friday night funkin
@@rockhistoria2537 Maybe someone can make a mod out of this
@@traceylucero7827 yeah, like we play as the second saxophone player and the rival is the first player, and maybe the girlfriend is the dancing white shirt guy
Fuck politics we need to settle our different views and opinions through sax battles
@@Emanuel08820 imagine debates being like this LMAO
oh to be a human in 2013, sitting in an NYC train, witnessing peak existence
Ah yes, where did it all go wrong.......
@@requiem6775 internet
@@requiem6775 2016 happened
I feel like Jesus should have come back right after this, because humanity has clearly peaked
@@j.g.9045 i second that
Literally one of the top 10 Best videos of all UA-cam and internet history
2:36 we need whoever started to rap to finish it cuz that little tidbit sounded amazing
Okay, but imagine if a third guy busted out a saxophone.
The world couldn't handle it
At this point, pull out the whole band
@@chrispg51 true
@@omejira Jonathan theme in the underground
And it was a BASS
The fact they could harmonize with each other yet they have no history together and this wasn't even staged...... Makes this legendary
they're both exceptionally talented at playing for sure
If you watch they play with there bodies to queue each other in. Past that each person needed to compliment the other
it's like they were one the whole time and just then they've became complete.
Also I recognized at least one of the melodies (4:04) they were messing around with as a very well-know chart (Chameleon, by Herbie Hancock), so they had some idea what was going on. Still impressive, though.
I feel music is as much a language as any other. If you know what the other is saying you can have a conversation with them.
Look at the smiles and happiness on every ones faces in that subway carriag. These are the little moments that make life memorable.
The chemistry was nuts 🤯
"Honey, hi where are you"
*"I'm witnessing the best thing in my life"*
I like to imagine this said after the birth of a child
@@hannahhanson3909 I was imagining they'd just come back from their honeymoon!
Wife: you're at fucking hooters again?
@@bernardakoito husband: even better
“I miss my stop but I’ll take another back”
The “oh shit” when the second saxophone enters, followed by the second, louder “oh shit!” When they realize they’re both actually good
@hail Hankel 1:49 and 1:53
What is the name of the second player ?
@@kodoaok626 we don't the name of either
Usually happens in NYC from what im told
@@kodoaok626 Sapphire Adizes
Truly one of the many reasons to stay alive for.
Bro, what? Sick. He prepped that bad boy like a rifle. Even silently slid the hammer back. Then ran into battle
Security 1:
The hell they’re doing?
Security 2:
Let them be it’s a fight of the century
@@ Security 1: *”Have a great day”*
"When two Pokemon trainers make eye contact they have to duel"
Musicians:
Metapod vs. Metapod
They don't need EYE contact
When they hear the sound of sax cry they do thsi
When both trainers pokemon fainted and there the last ones left
This is similar to the open mic I go to
Someone plays something, people join in
Gotta love that "oh shit" moment
The person driving the train: What the _hell_ is happening back there???
The people on the train: GODLYNESS!!!
Just NYC things. ;)
Lol
This comment made me literally lol! Haha
Conductor 2: Something seems...*FUNKY*.
“A second controller is connected, press start”
“Player 2 has joined the game”
"Player 2 has started duel with Player 1"
Damn, that's some nostalgia.
Rip split screen
Awesome
I remember the PS3...
When you're a grown man but still have a heart of a boy. This was so much fun to watch
back in the days where you feel safe inside NYC subway
The guy in white probably just experienced the best trip of his entire life
He didn’t even know it was real he probably thought he imagined everything
🤣
@@chungabunga1169 To be fair it feels more like a really tame hallucination than a real interaction between people
He ruined it by claiming he can't dance. It would have been even more surreal watching a sax battle, 2 old heads soul clapping and then this white shirt guy bopping around.
Both on acid and the train
That look on his face when he’s getting out the sax is like “holy shit I actually have something for this situation with me please don’t leave just yet”
True! XD
how do you have 1 thousand liked and one reply
@@yertzz5072 bro I didn’t even know I had a thousand likes let alone only one comment. Welcome to the team number 2
2 thousand? Time for another reply
@@theazurechaos2172 thank you for your continued patronage. Still not sure why this is happening
These are the kinds of videos youtube was made for
Rich people: at the front of the train drinking tea...
Meanwhile in the back of the back of the train:
i’m not sure u know now the sunday works. under ground we are all equal
@@asherk7716 sorry I'm from the uk😂😂😂
@@redeyedguywithhat7017 bro, new york is in america (usa = united states of america). the uk is the united kingdom (england, wales, scottland and north ireland)
@@sergius8495 Oh, *REAL* sorry misinformation
@@sergius8495 read.
Japanese subways: *everyone quiet and minding their own business*
American subways:
Im Mexican you should see our subs lmao
@@pigeonbutter109 **tries to think of a comeback**
**gets shot**
Only in New York
Bruh Japanese subway was so cramped.. Its a miracle if u can play a sax on there
@@pigeonbutter109 yeah, Nazi gas chambers most part of the day.
dancing dude in the white shirt was an absolute hypeman we all need someone like him in our lives
imagine being a terrorist and having witnessed this playout just before carrying out some heinous attack on the subway, and being so inspired that they changed their minds altogether. this event may have changed the course of history.
Somebody definitely missed their stop that day
Definitely not some
@@arissyazwanaman3211 A lot
Totally worth it though
I feel bad for the people who missed the sub
@@user-sv3do1in5u you dont need to feel bad, its more than worth it