Jazz Charts Online

Arrangements for Combo, Big Band and Jazz Orchestra

 

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How Charts Are Delivered To You. Within minutes of placing your order you will receive a confirmation email, with a list of links where you can download your charts. Your charts will be come as PDF format (Adobe Portable Document Format) files - all charts have been formatted to fit nicely on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Once you receive your charts, you can print as many copies as you need to - never fear losing a part again! You must have Adobe Reader loaded on your computer to view and print these files. Adobe Reader is available -FREE - at the Adobe web site and other places.
When Do I Get My Charts? If you have paid by credit card using the on-line form, your automatic email usually arrives within 5 minutes. After that, you can download your charts whenever you want. If you don't get that automatic email shortly after you order, chances are your email address was entered incorrectly - you should email me if that seems to be the case. If you elected to pay by check or money order, you will be sent an email with all the download links on the same day your check arrives. If your chart or book description says "THIS PRODUCT NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERNET DOWNLOAD" it will be mailed to you on the next working day.
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How Charts Are CreatedI use Coda Finale 2007 to create the sheet music, which is converted to PDF files for delivery. Copies of the Finale files are not generally available unless it's the source file for a custom chart you ordered. How Do I Use PayPal? To use PayPal you cannot use the shopping cart and order form on our website at this time. As of July 2008 you can order some of our charts directly from the SAMPLES page using PayPal. For all others you can go to PayPal and use their "Send Money" feature. Please send your payment in US Dollars to our PayPal account: jhasper@jazz-charts.com
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Are These Charts Legal? Yes! Every arrangement for online sale at Jazz Charts Online has been arranged and is distributed with the express written permission of the copyright holders. (In most cases, a royalty is paid to the copyright holder for every copy that is sold. If you have any questions concerning these charts and copyright issues, I encourage you to contact the copyright holder (usually the publisher of a song) and ask them to verify that permission has been granted.) Other arrangements and books are from established publishers who have made their own arrangements for copyright clearance and compensation.
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Quality Guarantee.If you are not satisfied with any chart, I will make every attempt to fix the problem. Possible fixes include resending the files, editing a part, or sending printed charts via U.S. Mail as a last resort. If you are still not satisfied, I will issue you a credit for any other chart you choose (of the same ensemble/type).
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Custom Arrangements. I can make custom arrangements for any ensemble -- combo, big band, concert band, etc. Just name the tune and tell me the instrumentation you want. Include anything else you need in the chart: key, featured soloist, length, difficulty level, instrument range limitations, etc. - it's up to you! Prices vary depending on the scope of the work, time of year, and how busy I am with other projects. Write for details!
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Can I Pay By Check? Although payment by credit card guarantees you the fastest delivery, I will accept personal checks and money orders. Just fill out the Offline Order Form and mail to me with your payment enclosed. Your charts will be available to you the same day that your money order arrives, or when your check clears. (Mailing address and instructions are included on the order form.) Can I Pay By Credit Card? Master Card, Visa, Discover, and American Express are always welcome. When you are done shopping the on-line catalog, go to "Checkout" and complete the ordering form. Your charts will be available to you within a few minutes of your order. Your order is processed on a secure, encrypted system. Can I Pay With PayPal? Yes! we can now take PayPal payments. If you have a PayPal account you can easily transfer payments to us with the same ease, speed and security as using a credit card. You can order using our shopping cart, or you can go to PayPal and use their "Send Money" feature (be sure to include a comment saying exactly which chart you're ordering). Please send your payment in US Dollars to our PayPal account: jhasper@jazz-charts.com
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Can I Get Paper Copies of Charts Mailed To Me?In short, no. On-line delivery is the fastest, cheapest way to get charts and is our standard delivery method. If you prefer, you may choose to have your charts mailed to you on CD-ROM (files on the disk are in PDF format, the same as online downloading). Postage and duplication costs will automatically be added to your bill when you choose this method of delivery. Your charts will be shipped via US Mail within 48 hours.

Joe Hasper

Jazz Composer and Arranger



Our publishing philosophy is that good music shouldn't be hard to find, and it should be at a price musicians can afford. A quality chart shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, and you shouldn't have to sacrifice quality for price. The cornerstones of Jazz Charts Online are craftsmanship and customer service: we have a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and if there is ever anything wrong with a piece of music or an order we will fix it. Period.

Unless otherwise noted all the charts at Jazz Charts Online were composed or arranged by Joe Hasper.

Mr. Hasper began composition studies in high school with Dr. David Berlin, attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts, and attended master classes by Theodore Antonious.

He studied composition at Carnegie-Mellon University with Dr. Marilyn Taft Thomas, Leonardo Balada, and had jazz coaching with Randy Purcell (Maynard Ferguson band, etc.) as well as master classes with Iannis Xenakis and Ward Swingle. In 1983 he composed the musical Carried Away for the Scotch 'n Soda Club; in 1984 he co-wrote the musical Salem After Midnight for the Scotch 'n Soda Club; in 1985 he wrote the performance art piece Movie Music with artist Mark Lieberman. In addition to performing with the Carnegie-Mellon University Chorus and Jazz Ensemble, he played piano and keyboards in a series of bands performing everything from folk to fusion.

After earning a BFA in composition from Carnegie-Mellon University he studied jazz theory and arranging at the Mannes College of Music with Rich Shemeira and Phil Markowitz, completed music courses at the Armed Forces School of Music in 1986 and 1990, and earned additional music theory credits from the Army Institute for Professional Development. In 2004 he completed a Masters Degree in Education from American Intercontinental University.

He has been active since 1981 as a piano soloist, sideman and combo leader. Most notable engagements include long-running jazz trio gigs at the Seoul Hyatt; keyboardist and arranger for Harriet Legrant from 1988-90; and keyboardist and arranger for The Great Scott Band in Asbury Park, NJ (1991-1993).

From 1986 to 1996 he found work as piano player and staff arranger in US Army Bands based in Alabama, Washington State, New Jersey and Korea. In addition to performing hundreds of engagements with big band, jazz combo, wind ensemble, marching band and as piano soloist, he led several very popular 8-10 piece show bands. In 2006 he retired from the Army as a major after earning four Meritorious Service Medals, seven Army Commendation Medals, six Army Achievement Medals, and numerous service badges. He was inducted into the Military Order of St. Christopher in 2002.

In addition to jazz compositions, over 100 of his band and wind ensemble works have been publicly performed by military, professional, amateur and school bands across the world. Highlights include the premiere of A Stephen Foster Medley at the opening of the Asiatic Bandmasters Conference in Seoul, Korea in 1988; performance of Concertino for Piano and Orchestra in 1990; a 45-minute patriotic program for the Monmouth New Jersey Indepencence Day Celebration and Concert in 1991; and the US premiere of Requiem For A Moment, a collaborative work for solo guitar and wind ensemble with guitarists Eric Peterson with Robert Laskee in 1993. In 1992 his composition The Happy Camper won the American Federation of Music Clubs Four Star Composer's Award. In 2006 his guitar solo, Portrait of Scotland, was selected to be part of the alumni dislay during Carnegie-Mellon's centennial celebration (100% Centennial).

More recently he has begun to work on more orchestral commissions, and has written for The Holland Symphony Orchestra (2007 Petal Pops Concert, including 23 orchestral arrangements, and light music for their 2008 season), The Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (pops arrangement for their 2008 summer season), and The Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra (many charts from 2006-2008).

Since 1998 he has owned and operated Jazz Charts Online, an online music publishing company located at www.jazz-charts.com. Joe Hasper is currently an Assistant Professor at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. His professional memberships include BMI and Amercian Composers Forum.

Click here for a copy of his curricula vita

Recent non-jazz works include Densities (for orchestra) Portrait of Scotland (for solo classical guitar) Requiem Aeternam (for a capella chorus, SATB) The Age of Reason (for wind ensemble) Equillibrium (for guitar, violin, bassoon and horn) Concertino for Piano (for piano and orchestra) Two Sentiments (for piano) Ocean Sketches (for piano) Cseska Moderne (for piano) Prelude and March (for wind ensemble) Mel's Place (electronic) Three Traditional German Carols (for wind ensemble) A Stephen Foster Medley (for wind ensemble) The Happy Camper March (for wind ensemble) Requiem For A Moment (for wind ensemble and solo guitar)

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Client Comments

 "Your arrangement of Moonlight in Vermont was simply beautiful! Thanks so much for arranging the piece in such a timely and musical way. I look forward to working with you in the future." -- GP (Newburgh Symphony Orchestra)

"The arrangement looks good... Thanks for your quickness [Andrews Sisters Medley custom arrangement]. Here’s hoping for a continuing relationship." - RR (July 2008)

"The score looks great and is very playable [Green Dolphin Street]. The audio track sounded great. Good work." -- DH (Greenbrier, TN)

"Awesome [Stardust arrangements for combo and big band]. Thanks Joe!!" -- JC (Belchertown, MA)

"We liked all the charts. I got several emails this morning telling me how much fun the players had at the rehearsal. The pianist even emailed and told me what a good time she had. Thanks for the good piano parts. Thank you also for the written out solos beyond just dropping in the melody. They sounded wonderful...

We liked them all but two got special comments. The band thought that Watermelon Man was way better than many of the arrangements of this tune that they have either heard or played. The band thought that Right Place, Wrong Time was great, best chart in the bunch." -- CW (Colorado Springs, CO)

"PERFECT." -- DF (Massafra, Italy)

"Very friendly and fast service. Charts look great." -- PS (Glossop, UK)

"Your stuff looks good... Great prices!" -- GI (Rutland, VT)

"Nice piano work... It really adds variety to these tunes. Thanks for the variety of written solos -- they will really make these sound good no matter who I have playing." -- CW (Colorado Springs, CO)

"Our "Anthem" performance went very well last week. We are to reprise it in June at the final Tulip Time Event, at which time I hope to record it... Thanks so much again, Joe, for all your efforts. It is most pleasurable to work with you." -- GG (Holland, MI)

"Awesome product [set of combo charts]. Players will enjoy them -- thanks." -- PG (Margate, FL)

"Thanks Joe... They look great, and I am looking forward to playing them." -- DR (Myrtle Beach, SC)

"Just listened to it (Work Song sample mp3) and it really sounds cool!! Can't wait to play it!" -- PP (Japan)

"Sounds absolutely fantastic [custom arrangement: Why Don't You Do Right?"]! Am so pleased!!! Let me know if you ever get any other arrangements in :)" -- MP (London, England)

"Had the first real practice of the new, smaller combo last Sunday. We worked on all 4 of the charts you have sent so far and they sounded really great!! We even sight-read Love for Sale (I hadn't had time to hand out the parts or send the sample) and were able to play it surprisingly well. Everybody really likes the arrangements. Thanks very much! Look forward to the other two." -- PP (Japan)

"The arrangements were really great--just what we wanted... I would like to ask you to make five arrangements for our new combo (quintet)." -- PP (Japan)

"Thanks very much! Charts look great! Sample sounds great too!" -- PP (Japan)

"Joe,just listened to Skyliner.Extremely impressive." -- CR (Maui, Hawaii)

"Thank you very much. The charts sound great--especially Shadow of Your Smile." -- (PP, Okinawa)

"I received O Sole Mio. The arrangiament is very well done." -- UP (Naples, Italy)

"Thanks for the quick reply. We sight read the piece and it sounds great these charts are going to really help fill out our set list." - WE (Callahan, FL)

"I appreciate your innovative ideas when it comes to delivering the charts to your customers, very well arranged, to be used in a matter of seconds." - IS

"I want to take this opportunity to praise your remarkable talent for arranging. I sense that you are a younger man and thus it is even more impressive that you have such a feel for these old tunes and what they meant to we (us?) oldsters. You have made them fresh and modern without losing their essence... Sunday night I gave the guys your Foggy Day chart and it got raves. Someone commented that it made us sound like a real jazz band." - JM (Belchertown, MA)

"Fast PDF files. Fine arrangements." - AM (Hyannis, MA)

"Excellent Business - Great Chart! [Custom big band arrangement]" - PJ (Englewood, NJ)

"Stuff looks good. Thanks for the prompt response to my e-mails... Your workis excellent. Thanks." - CEM (San Diego, CA)

"Thank you again for the fine quality of material and service you provide. Great service as always [custom arrangements for three horns]." -- JM (Belchertown, MA)

"That is wonderful that you got it to me so quickly. And looking at the score [Killer Joe] - it looks, well, Killer! I love the 16ths in the saxes against the swing... It will be a Hasper semester as we are doing three of your charts... I am proud to be handing out your charts, knowing that they [students] will dig them. I look forward to working w/ you again." - JS (York College, York PA)

"To repeat: Wow!! What an incredible sound you got from three horns." - JM (Belchertown, MA)

"Whoa! Yeah, man! [Big band chart] looks killer! It really looks fun! I am so glad I found your site. I just gotta tell ya once again - this is a kick*ss chart. I am grinning as I look over the score. How in the world did you ever hear those Eb/D Db/D chords - smile.I can't wait for the semester to start and man, did I need that motivation. Thank you again for your expertise." " - JS (York College, PA)

"RECEIVED MY ORDER JUST FINE AND AM VERY PLEASED WITHE THE CHARTS. VERY EASY TO READ FOR THESE OLD 72 YEAR OLD TRUMPET PLAYERS EYES... PS: I WILL BE ORDERING MORE AFTER THE NEW YEAR." - BA (Lake Forest, CA)

"Thank you very much. Both arrangements sound really great [custome arrangements for 5 horn combo]! Will be in touch for more arrangements in the future." - PP (Japan)

"Thanks a lot. Very pleased!!! [Big band and concert band arrangements]" - JL (Newington, CT)

"SUPER, you have been such a help to our little university! Thanks!" PD (Fresno Pacific University)

"Thanks. Everything downloaded fine... Your charts will be fun and are well diversified. The guys will really enjoy them." -- DC (LaSalle, CO)

"I purchased the set of 45 charts about a year or so ago. I like them very much, they are well written." -- JB (Kewanee, IL)

"We really loved the creative way you did them [Christmas charts] - it's not just the same old Christmas chart! Our horn players really had a lot of fun!" ML

"[I got your new arrangements today and] It was like Christmas. They all sound great and look great. As always thanks again for the great work." JH (Long Valley, NJ)

"Thank you for your speedy reply. The charts are great, especially the flexibility of each." -- CA (Sydney, Australia)

"You're really helping us out a lot with your affordable arrangements. We're a volunteer group (we're not THE Coast Guard Band) with a small budget, so we can usually only buy a few tunes here and there. It's awesome getting such a large variety at such a great price!" - JS (Richmond, VA)

"Please accept kudos for the quality and formatting of your charts. They are very easy to follow. I only wish that all my charts were as straight-ahead and easy to read...By the way, your written-out bass lines are a BIG help to me, especially for Latin rhythms.Thank you for your help." -- JM, Belchertown, MA

Your charts are very inexpensively priced. - BB (Escanaba, MI)

I ordered 'A Night in Tunisia' and 2 minutes later, I was printing it off. Thats the best service I've ever had buying online. The arrangement is great. I expect to be ordering a lot more in the next couple of days. Yours is the best site we've found for cheap charts for developing ensembles like ourselves. Thanks so much. -- JL (Eatonsville, Australia)

Thanks, Joe. It's a pleasure doing business with you. I'll be back to buy more! -- DS (Riverside, CA)

"We really appreciate your great scores for our small combo!!" -- HE (Grand Rapids, MI)

"Thanks very much Joe. Those parts were just what i needed thanks very much for your assistance and keep up the good work!" -- PD (Aborfield, UK)

"Thanks very much for the arrangements they have far exceeded my expectations as I was expecting handwritten lead sheets and that was it! I am very impressed with all of the arrangements." - PD, Aborfield, UK

"WE LOVE THIS ARRANGEMENT. It works... Thanks. We will be playing it on our September 15th concert." TJR (Carolina Cool Jazz Orchestra)

"Just to let you know that the show was incredibly well received by the local audience. They had what I thought was a record attendance of over a thousand people and they loved every number... We look forward to getting some more arrangemets from you for the combo and singers." LB (Grand Rapids, MI)

"The concert went well last night and was very well received. Thanks for all your work! ...Thanks again for your arrangements and all your fast help when needed!" AD (Holland, MI)

"NICE CHART! [Sweet Georgie Brown] WE REALLY LIKED IT. WILL ORDER MORE IN THE FUTURE. ALSO PRO VOCALS TOO." - EV (Mukiteo, WA)

"We just loved Goral polka. You did a great job on a great tune. I love anything that makes a polka a little unusual since they all sound alike." -- CW (Colorado Springs, CO)

"Many, many thanks you have been a Godsend for us!" - PB (Tacoma, WA)

"WOW! Thanks - that was really fast - we'll probably order more if this chart wins over the other players - thanks!" -- ES (Mukilteo, WA)

"Thought you would like to know that many favourable comments were made about both us and the arrangements... So, many thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you and continuing to work with you in 2007." -- LB (Holland, MI)

"I teach at a private high school and we have a jazz band. The instrumentation is always a crap shoot so full jazz band charts are hardly ever an option. I have to go with combo arrangements that have flexible instrumentation... Your arrangements meet all my needs: harmony in the horns, written out piano parts that allow me to introduce lead sheets to young pianists, and substitute horn parts. I'll be purchasing more down the road." - DB (Middleton, MA)

"I think you do a great job of "paper managment." Big enough to read in the near dark but not needlessly spread out or complex... Although they may hit a few bad notes, my guys can follow all your charts even sight reading them on jobs because they'd really have to work at it to get lost." CW (Colorado Springs, CO)

"Ebay owes you! This is great! I was very sceptical about on-line purchases but you relieved me of the jitters. These are very well done. Please notify me of others, and if you will do custom work as well. Thanks!" RR (Indiannapolis, IN)

"Hi, in past I bought your Round Midnight and recently Bewitched that has gone over just amazing. Many thanks from" Dan of danorecords

"I downloaded the charts with no trouble at all. Looking forward to playing your charts at our next combo rehearsal -- I'm sure we'll be ordering more." -- CD (Horseshoe Bay, TX)

"This is excellent. [Days of Wine and Roses, Basic Plus]" -- KH, ( )

"Thanks Joe. It is a pleasure doing business with you." -- NW (Bunker Hill, WV)

"I loved what I bought on Ebay so much that I went to your site and bought more! FABULOUS! ... We may be your best customers ever!" -- ML (Beavercreek, OR)

"Thanks for the great charts! Thanks for making your music so affordable!" -- PG (Livingston, MT)

"Thanks, the charts look great. We'll try them out and I'm sure we'll be back for more. It can be challenging to find combo arrangements. Thanks for providing such great music at really reasonable prices. Keep writing those charts!" -- CB (Flemington, NJ)

"Got them loaded, no problem. The charts [Basic Combo Collection] will fit our combo really well. Thanks." -- DJ (Mason, OH)

"Alles bestens, thank you very much!" -- JH (Frankfurt, Germany)

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"Great product and service! Highly recommended!" -- GH (Worthington, OH)

"Outstanding dealer, will work with again, has great material, THANKS!" -- GB (Brownsville, TX)(on Ebay)

"Instant delivery; easy to use charts; highly recommend A++++++" -- M2J2TOO (on Ebay)

"Thank You - these are great - my students love them [Jazz Christmas Charts]!!" -- RS (Fairlawn, NJ)

"I’ll be recommending your site to other colleagues that have combos." -- BR (Richmond, VA)

"Thanks Joe: Just finishing downloading Christmas Plus. You are a life saver to the Sunset Coast Big Band, here in Waiuku, New Zealand (near Auckland). We played a couple of your combo arrangements last night and they sounded great. So, you've given us a program to play for the folks here in Waiuku; where it's springtime." -- JDR (Waiukum, New Zealand)

"Awesome!! Thanks a million!!!!" JC, (@chase.com)

"Thanks it is very nice. It will sound nice for my little combo... Thanks again." -- KW (@sbcglobal.net)

"Now that is service. Got all three of the charts downloaded with ease... Thanks for everything. It is a pleasure doing business with you, and playing your charts for some very happy swing dancers." -- TR (Seattle, WA)

"By the way, I have ordered several pieces from you in the past and am very happy with your products. It seems people only write when there is a problem, so I wanted to make sure I said that." -- SS (Cambria Heights, NY)

"I appreciate your helping me out (and calling me!) Charts are great!" -- DM (Denison University)

"I am enjoying the charts -- I have been trying to get a Misty chart for a long time. Thanks." -- GG (Brownsville, TX)

"The arrangements are very nice and give thevocal plenty of room to shine. The band members had no problem cold reading them (which is important since I don't work with one steady band)." -- GC (North Haledon, NJ)

"I've just discovered your site and expect ot become a regular customer...Keep up the great work." -- FL (Quebec, Canada)

"We're working in a new singer this month, so I dug out some of your stuff from our library. Dang, sounds good, bro. Very nice voicings and grooves." -- TR (Seattle, WA)

"I just downloaded your chord charts for the Christmas B set. I appreciate them as it will save us a lot of time putting together a little combo for the community center. FYI-everything looks good..." SG (Lakeway, TX)

"Do Nothin' [Till You Hear From Me]" worked very well yesterday. It was easy enough for the band to play yet good enough to sound professional to the audience. We were just going to rehearse it but it sounded so good we played it for the performance as well. - CW (Colorado Springs, CO)

"This looks great and I cannot wait to hear it... It looks very creative and "hot." - WBJ (Las Vegas, NV)

"I appreciate your arrangements and will probably order more." -- CL (Lancaster, PA)

"I love the chart! ...I will be in touch again next time I am looking for an arrangement. Thanks" -- CJ (ixiusa.com)

"Oh, I love Bewitched! Nice! I'll be purchasing arrangements soon." -- Vs (Cockeysville, MD)

"Wow.. Am I enjoying your charts! I've just been looking at the chords for Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Are those your chord changes, or ones that everyone sort of just knows? In either case they are so much fun and I am learning so much..." -- Vs (Cockeysville, MD)

"I appreciate your arrangements and will probably order more. Most of our family are musical and we have a great time together. I appreciate your web site." -- CL (Lancaster, PA)

"Hello! this chart looks cool! I will order more very soon. Thank you very much." -- D.C. (@AOL.Com)

"We played the chart [Night In Tunisia] again last Monday, and it went well ... we liked it. The 5 extra measures add some dynamic tension." -- TB (Tujunga, CA)

"Mr. Magic, which we now play with 4 horns, is absolutely brill. We play it at every gig, with hand-clapping solos for the beginning 8 bars before the melody enters. Let me know if you've got any similar." -- MG, (London, England)

"I just wanted to e-mail you and say that i love the jazz charts that you made i get alot of use out of them and i have to say they're the best I've seen compared to an original score. Anyway I just thought I'd tell you that and that my band (Called the Worlds Greatest Future Grandpas) and I have got alot of use out of them and I just wanted to say great job!" -- JR (Boyne City, MI)

"My band and I use a few of your charts like Killer Joe, Blue Monk, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Take The "A" Train, Blue Bossa and a few others. To tell you the truth I don't think that we have ever experenced any problems with them and I know that the people who use them like them alot too." -- JR (Boyne City, MI)

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