Baptiste Herbin taking the Bird Blues through All 12 Keys (Transcription)

This is a clip from the recent interview that @bettersax did with Baptiste Herbin. Questioned about what he usually begins with when practising, Herbin says he likes to start with long tone exercises, followed by playing the blues through all 12 keys, mostly for fun. An then he just does it, which is what I've transcribed here.
Original: • How Much Did You Pract...
The clip starts at around 49:30.
Score (Eb): drive.google.com/file/d/1SKhf...
Keys (in Eb):
0:00 D
0:14 G
0:27 C
0:40 F
0:53 Bb
1:06 Eb
1:18 Ab
1:32 Db
1:46 F#
2:00 B
2:13 E
2:26 A
2:41 Chat
#transcription #jazzsaxophone

[@seamorington2760]

It’s amazing how seamlessly he transitions. Nothing seems out of place. Brilliant.

[@raymondraymondchen]

bettersax just flabbergasted...

[@glennfranksax]

I don't know which is more impressive...the playing or the transcription.

[@manuelvalencia9407]

I'm just in shock, watching and listening to this guy playing like no tomorrow. Wow! So amazing!

[@konradgeorges211]

Cela décoiffe ! Ce solo mérite d'être gravé sur un disque !

[@TreyLamount]

That was quick!!! LOL

[@johnnyloungejazz5477]

You know just when you feel your making progress. This Guy is Amazing .

[@geminisax6115]

Most incredible technique . Fantastic Baptise .

[@bettersax]

Wow! how long did it take you to transcribe all that?

[@Auromaton]

Hey! Like 3-4 hours I think

[@Aaron-Qman]

@@Auromatonimpressive!!!

[@marccontet7480]

​@@Auromatonjust 3-4 hours !! You dig it !! Congratulations

[@marccontet7480]

I can't believe that he said it was for his warm up that he plays the blues in 12 Keys

[@tylerfrueh3701]

You speak French too @bettersax ??? That’s amazing on its own too! Keep up the great content

[@gerrycappuccio4186]

Amazing blues in 12 keys ! Bravo

[@jazzcopyright]

good playing. also i didnt know bettersax was multilingual thats so cool

[@alainmillepied3408]

Ca donne envie . Merci pour cette belle vidéo, simplicité et talent

[@Nestor_Fernandez]

Another extension of that awesome interview. A masterclass and a great way to show how Baptiste worked so hard and Jay as well. His French is also great. Thanks for the transcription

[@ruslanachkinadze]

Bravo 👍🏻

[@dragolov]

Deep respect, Baptiste Herbin!

[@Jeo-fq1zw]

That is the sound i want.

[@EmmetFettig]

Been chasing it for 2 years. 2% there 😅

[@davidamours2815]

S'est impressionnant !!!! Comment s'est possible de jouer aussi vite sans faire d'erreurs et d'arriver à lire toutes les notes qui défilent en faisant attention aux altérations etc ... chapeau

[@quincyfreysinger6894]

Ce fou ne lis pas, il improvise

[@pierreroussel3705]

Ahurissant de virtuosité. J'ai eu mal à la tête pour notre ami 😂

[@philippe-lebel]

Impeccable !

[@junglemanjb]

Maestro!🎷🎶🎼🔥

[@juanmansillauribe4272]

El es el Charlie Parker del Siglo 21 🫂

[@isaacmalik3714]

didnt know bettersax spoke french!

[@pedrocortejosa]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@jazzchamaeleon]

great!!! Thanks for the effort of transcribing

[@benoitmercier7592]

Thanks for sharing!! ✌️

[@atelierjazzparis]

Amazing!!! Thank YOU! 🎶🎷

[@estebanvirotgalera6881]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@rickg6293]

Thanks

[@fredbob7521]

Enorme!!!

[@markhubenthal]

Thank you sir for transcribing this! Such a valuable piece of study

[@ivansaniasin896]

Masterpiece

[@EricPalmerBlog]

Wow x10 😊

[@user-fc8ev2vk7v]

god what a beast！

[@denominator208]

The most phenomenal technique, like his fingers are glued to the pearls with minimal movements.

[@BobbyLee9676]

Mon Dieu!

[@accra0609]

Quite a way for me to go ...

[@pablomunozgodoy1278]

Fucking machine!! 🤯

[@saxmanvince4319]

OMG, This guy is fantastic. His name should be public knowledge. ( He probably is not married and does't have kids.)

[@user-qr9es7hu1t]

Amazing... pdf please

[@Auromaton]

It's at the bottom of the description.

[@user-qr9es7hu1t]

Je n'arrive pas à avoir l'exemplaire du pdf . My english is bad sorry

[@Auromaton]

Here: drive.google.com/file/d/1SKhfwQheRahLEmXZ2ceLEHUwFHsvMxWE/view

[@Ajaykohli1971]

Hey great job! Possible to get a copy of it?

[@Auromaton]

Sure! I've added a link to the description.

[@Ajaykohli1971]

​@Auromaton thank you so much....appreciate it

[@anuchasae-chiu3920]

Bravo~ Is he used the Selmer Brand 54?

[@precioussanni3787]

@bettersax please can you get me the name of his saxophone, the mouthpiece and reed he used here?

[@NicolasX-xg3fn]

Hi, he plays a Vandoren V16 S+ mouthpiece with Vando Red reed. The sax is the Selmer Supreme " Vintage finish "

[@thomascohen9924]

Notice how strange his embouchure is! He plays out of one side of his mouth!

[@klaus8456]

If you're voicing is strong enough you can experiment with embouchure a lot.

[@didiervetillard7856]

More surface contact with the reed and make easier gosht notes ?

[@gungademon1185]

My embouchure is to one side too. Only happened because I started half tonguing. I noticed that when I started subconsciously ghosting notes in my playing that I started playing to the side with my embouchure.

[@Auromaton]

Huh, ok I gotta try that

[@gungademon1185]

@@Auromaton it’s not something you try. It just happens over time

[@darkcanyonprospecting1148]

Vous parles français……. 🏴‍☠️🎷👍

[@DeathlyTired]

Interseting embouchure.

[@Auromaton]

Yeah... Seems to work pretty good tho

[@bxsoup]

Probably plays like that because of the part of his tongue he uses to tongue notes . Kenny G plays like that as well ( Don’t kill me for the Kenny G observation )

[@Auromaton]

@@bxsoup Oh, that makes sense. Also for half-tonguing probably

[@thierryroullier8401]

@@bxsoup Well at least Kenny G makes money playing the instrument and he is great at it. Baptiste is incredible and Monsieur's BetterSax's french is very good indeed!

[@djpolymath]

{approximate}😂

[@Auromaton]

When you know it's not quite right but you can't be bothered 😅 But yeah right there it looks a little pathetic I'll admit

[@rinahall]

where are the all 12 keys ?

[@Auromaton]

Every 12 (or so) bars he modulates up a forth, so he goes from D to G to C etc, all the way around the circle of forths/fifths, ending up in A. I've literally written the key framed and in bold each time it changes.

[@LouisWildi]

bar two is minor ii v everytime.

[@Auromaton]

Yeah you're right

[@es9466]

0:15

[@Anomatron]

1:48 Baptiste skipped 2 beats; what a terrible player 🙄🙄

[@Auromaton]

He actually added two, even worse

[@Jaujau933]

🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️ it's all the same, the Altissimo was the best.

[@dleesnuts]

What a monster!