@@MarkoSharko69 I was playing trumpet with a sax player on a gig a few years back and it was so much fun. People came up to us after and asked how long we had been playing together and it blew their mind when we told them we met that morning lol.
@@gamecokben this happened to me some years ago, when i met one my neighbors. I was painting my guitar in the garage with the door open, he looked inside with curiosity, i greeted him and he said that he played the guitar too, so the same night he invited me and some of his friend at his apartment (with my guitar, obviously). We began to improvise, alternating so that each one in turn played as an accompaniment and the other as a lead in such a natural and spontaneous way, as if we had known each other for a lifetime...It was magical. Music is the thing that gave me the most powerful emotions in my lifetime...Music is physically vital for me. Cheers brother musician.
The A Train Battle took years of studying and translation, but I am happy to finally say that Collier, myself, Mozart and other 'greats' have finally been able translate, the beauty of what happened. So that now mere mortals may now also try replicate the legacy left behind by the sax god's...
Revisiting this video several years later made me realize: they were using the magic of the Blues scale! The scale works with every chord so naturally each player wouldn't have to worry about harmony too much
You can tell that at this moment, these guys both recognized the power of the other player. And as acknowledgement, they had turned it from a duel to a duet.
This is one of my favorite videos on the internet and I knew it would only be a matter of time until it was transcribed. So glad you manage to keep a semi-regular upload schedule even amid school!
If George does the supercut, I will personally pay for his lunch any time he is in New Jersey. A Happy Hoagiefest Georgie, *you know what must be done.*
Damn, it’s about time this legendary video was transcribed! Just wish we had the whole thing, but seeing the length of it, I think that’s asking for too much lol
Was waiting for this! Thank you for posting it to your channel! This one shows so much give and take that at times you can't tell who is playing what! Ideas thrown, grabbed, borrowed, blended and accepted back and then accentuated in split seconds. It's harmony at all times when both are conducting and being conducted. This was a pleasure to watch, and a pleasure to see on your channel.
The end was what made me think these two guys were Moon Hooch at first lol. The ridiculously strong altissimo and the honked out harmonics on the bari was so reminiscent of them
Fur Fact: After the [???] noises, they started playing another groove. The video of the full sax battle is here: ruclips.net/video/RPjL909DiVI/видео.html
There is a video called "The A train sac battle : directors supercut" which puts a lot of clips together and shows the entire battle lasting 6 minutes long
First off, dang I got surprised when I saw saw that altissimo G from the tenor at first, then that altissimo B was legendary 0.0 Second off, I like to think that these guys are rivals at some music dojo and they're just casually having another rival battle
@@SapphireAdizes HOLY CRAP ITS HIM!!! DUDE KILLER ALTISSMOOOOO I remember obsessing over this video in 6th grade😭 killer playing from both of yall!!!!!
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YES. Literally the legendary clip we were all waiting for is here
exactly
For real, had saved it for months!
A true classic.
Finally!
Agree 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Jazz musicians: *play pieces with complete strangers bc you both know the standards very well*
Also Jazz musicians: *seal noises*
And by god I love spontaneous seal music in public places
THEY ARE SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF THE GODS
I’m
@@eggy6185 You're
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I discovered this battle a year ago and my mind was blown. Being a musician is so much fun
Yep it sure is
@@MarkoSharko69 I was playing trumpet with a sax player on a gig a few years back and it was so much fun. People came up to us after and asked how long we had been playing together and it blew their mind when we told them we met that morning lol.
@@gamecokben this happened to me some years ago, when i met one my neighbors. I was painting my guitar in the garage with the door open, he looked inside with curiosity, i greeted him and he said that he played the guitar too, so the same night he invited me and some of his friend at his apartment (with my guitar, obviously). We began to improvise, alternating so that each one in turn played as an accompaniment and the other as a lead in such a natural and spontaneous way, as if we had known each other for a lifetime...It was magical. Music is the thing that gave me the most powerful emotions in my lifetime...Music is physically vital for me. Cheers brother musician.
@@mttlsa686 that's cool as hell
Yeah it is especially trained in jazz. I kinda get upset that my ears are so sensitive tho. It’s like a super power….so I can’t complain 😂😂
My old roommate on bari sax!!! One of the nicest guys ever
Thanks Sam!! ❤️
@@zmmayer ur the guy????? no wayyyy
@@zmmayer YOO??
“AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES”
@@elynmartinez4896 ohmigod they were roommatesss...
The best part about this is how they're giving each other opportunities to take the lead. So wholesome considering it's two strangers on a train
The A Train Battle took years of studying and translation, but I am happy to finally say that Collier, myself, Mozart and other 'greats' have finally been able translate, the beauty of what happened.
So that now mere mortals may now also try replicate the legacy left behind by the sax god's...
Bro, I thought you died a while ago, Beet
@@protrino Greatness never dies my friend
Cringe
@@vibratoryuniverse308 Ratio
@@mr.famous5473 appeal to crowd fallacy
Revisiting this video several years later made me realize: they were using the magic of the Blues scale! The scale works with every chord so naturally each player wouldn't have to worry about harmony too much
the joys of jazz
wait, does it actually work with EVERY SINGLE chord??? that sounds too good to be true
@@amiapsychopatevery chord in the key
Yes, the man, the LEGEND, transcribed the LEGENDARY battle!
actually mr xiao migros kindly transcribed it for you
@@GeorgeCollier That's so nice of him
ah yes, finally. i was waiting for the transcribing of the fiercest battle ever fought on any new york subway
The only battle where both sides won
Less of a battle, more of a polite debate.
@@TheMasterCheese less polite, more passive aggressive
I actually can’t tell you how much I love this clip
Yeah its just so...arghhhhhh!
@@daaaaaaan4696 I know!! That's exactly how I feel haha :)
I had never seen the complete version. Absolutely insane. Legends to be remembered forever in the internet
You still haven't seen the complete version. They keep going! Check out this video! ruclips.net/video/RPjL909DiVI/видео.html
The full battle was actually around 6 minutes rather than this shortened one!
The 16th notes on the bass line are so crispy clean 🤩🤩🤩🤩
That one moment where the audience harmonized sounded amazing
Their claps sound like a sick beat tho
That bari line at 1:10 🥵
Yesss boiiiiu
You can tell that at this moment, these guys both recognized the power of the other player. And as acknowledgement, they had turned it from a duel to a duet.
0:55 I love how they seemlessly switch who leads melody
The guy in the white shirt is just as important to this video as the sax players lol. He give off such a happy vibe
They sounded so good that I almost forgot that they didn’t play “take the A train” on the A train
Still one of my favorite videos on the internet.
Such joy between these two and everyone around them. Nobody is trying to win…just having fun.
This is a certified hood classic
I’m SO glad this legendary video has finally been featured on this channel.
Man’s pulling clips from the graveyard damn
The long note at 0:10 is so fucking wel timed jeez
This is crazy, love this one!
This is one of my favorite videos on the internet and I knew it would only be a matter of time until it was transcribed. So glad you manage to keep a semi-regular upload schedule even amid school!
I like how there was a question mark at the end for the saxophone screech
I love this so much! PLEASE do the supercut! The Billie Jean portion is awesome, but their freestyle afterwards is even more legendary
If George does the supercut, I will personally pay for his lunch any time he is in New Jersey. A
Happy Hoagiefest Georgie, *you know what must be done.*
literally gave me chills. So cool, the improv and communication!
ruclips.net/video/RPjL909DiVI/видео.html
Full video (all seperated video combined)
Omg thank you George I have watched this countless times. Love your channel keep up the good work 👍👍👍
I really hope they became best friends after this
Damn, it’s about time this legendary video was transcribed! Just wish we had the whole thing, but seeing the length of it, I think that’s asking for too much lol
Was waiting for this! Thank you for posting it to your channel! This one shows so much give and take that at times you can't tell who is playing what! Ideas thrown, grabbed, borrowed, blended and accepted back and then accentuated in split seconds. It's harmony at all times when both are conducting and being conducted.
This was a pleasure to watch, and a pleasure to see on your channel.
History has it that such legendary events are always filmed by a potato camera
OHHHH I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THISSSSSS THANK YOU GEORGE
Let’s just take a moment to celebrate George reaching 420k subs
nice
I'm a saxophone guy, and this is prob the best sax battle I've ever seen
Edit: why is my comment always highlighted
Nvm
@@hersheybar5797 lol
Wait there are more sax battles?
I always loved the really hyped up guy
Now I really wanna see a transcription of pipeline funk
"Why were you late to work today?"
Me:
been watching this for 5 years and it never gets old
This man is doing gods work with these transcriptions
0:29 I love octave riffs lol
"With way too much air" that part is epic as fuck
Thank you!! I really wanted to see this
People who can't clap: *start clapping wildly*
the end is funny af 🤣
Congrats on 420k!
ya decia yo a que hora hace uno de este video !! esta increible :D
I'm just waiting for something like this to happen again but with different instruments
This clip will never cease being legendary
HA! I was literally just rewatching this a couple of days ago. you should transcribe the supercut version
I legit feel like this could be the battle theme for an RPG
1:10 the moment where it all came together.
I'm gonna just groove in the middle of the city and wait for another musician to groove with me
I’ve been waiting for you to make this..
Just imagine what it could have been if the crowd clapped on 2 and 4
The original is still one of my favorite music videos ever. Also I'm sad you left out the second half
i’ve been waiting for this for so long
i've been waiting for this one
The end was what made me think these two guys were Moon Hooch at first lol. The ridiculously strong altissimo and the honked out harmonics on the bari was so reminiscent of them
I thought the same thing for a moment. Now please excuse me. I'm off to watch performance they did for their friends' cows for about the 40th time.
Fur Fact: After the [???] noises, they started playing another groove. The video of the full sax battle is here: ruclips.net/video/RPjL909DiVI/видео.html
Notation for the last part (???) should be "Donkey braying".
Wish I could crash my piano there and join the fun!
Letss goooooo
The three questions point ad the start shooting louder possible, crack me up XD
There's a really cool supercut version if yiu look ot up that's 6 minutes long, has a couple videos from different views, it's so cool
Inconsiderately awesome.
I absolutely love the ??? As they descend further into goose noises
Fr though this was awesome I really wish I was there
BRUH, THEY HAVE THE MUSIC FOR THIS TOO?!?! I JUST SAW THIS IN ANOTHER VIDEO. THIS IS AWSOME!!!
The channel was made for this clip. It's like watching you achieve your destiny
I play tenor and I gadda say the berry sax was killin it
pure vibes
bro i have to play this some time
Oh man oh man. Finally, one of the most iconic videos on the internet, transcribed for us all to enjoy.
The notes looked so fun
This is one of my favourite all time clips. Beautiful stuff
1:56 i can’t with the ??? At the end 😂😂😂
Is this something they practiced together, or were they just improvising and jamming together? Either way, it sounds absolutely awesome!
Improvised
the first bit was billie jean and then it just Evolved
The ending just gave off a particular feeling like ITS HOLDIN OOOON
There is a video called "The A train sac battle : directors supercut" which puts a lot of clips together and shows the entire battle lasting 6 minutes long
I like how the battle isn't who can play it better, but who can carry the flow of the music. A competition but one of co-op.
First off, dang I got surprised when I saw saw that altissimo G from the tenor at first, then that altissimo B was legendary 0.0
Second off, I like to think that these guys are rivals at some music dojo and they're just casually having another rival battle
Hey Tenor player here :) Thank you so much 🙏🏻
@@SapphireAdizes HOLY CRAP ITS HIM!!! DUDE KILLER ALTISSMOOOOO I remember obsessing over this video in 6th grade😭 killer playing from both of yall!!!!!
@@jobless2852 ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I saw this years ago, and I'm glad you've added transcriptions of this epic friendly battle!
This is perhaps my favorite video all time, so happy to see it here.
This is the second BEST vid on yt, right after the original sax battle vid. Ever
The most hype duo every to cross the galaxy
Bro the people who got on that train just walked into a real life Pokémon battle
Underrated lol
They started shooting bill, bill, bill, BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY
That's why I love being a saxophonist
The original super cut really is my favorite video on the internet
About time man
Next time I got to the city,I will be listening to this while on the A train and listening to Duke Ellington’s Take The A Train!
The long awaited battle of history
This is literally my favorite clip ever
'With way too much air' 🤣🤣
Someone invited an elephant on the A-train
Least violent New York City interaction
Let the battle commence
Finally!!!
This was the absolute peak of humanity. It's been all down hill since this occurred.
YEESSS! The day has finally come