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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.
Note: Online delivery is only available for arrangements and compositions by Joe Hasper. All others, as noted in the product descriptions by the wording "THIS ARRANGEMENT NOT AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE DOWNLOAD," will be mailed to you at the address you provide.
How Charts Are Created I use Coda Finale to create the sheet music, which is converted to TIF images and imported to Adobe Acrobat into a single PDF file.
How Do I Use PayPal? To use PayPal you cannot use the shopping cart and order form on our website. Integrating PayPal with our web site order form is on our list of things to do for 2007, but for now you have to go to PayPal and use their "Send Money" feature. Please send your payment in US Dollars to our PayPal account: jhasper@jazz-charts.com
What's The Difference Between . . .
- Pro Series These are our top-of-the-line charts and include a great deal of harmonic and melodic development, and can be considered "feature" or "showcase" pieces. They often take surprising deviations from the "usual" chord progression, form, or even feel of the song. All parts and full score are included with each chart. Rhythm parts may be written out, partially written out, or in an abbreviated style (chord sheet with kicks for piano/guitar; "slash" notation for bass; kick sheet for drums).
- Basic Combo Scored for any combination of C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Clef instruments, plus rhythm section. These charts are a bridge between a lead sheet and a full "feature" piece (like the "Pro Series" arrangements). It is like a written-out lead sheet, transposed for instruments in any key, with the addition of a written intro, solo space, and an ending. The entire form is written out so it can be played from top to bottom without any prior rehearsal or misunderstanding - unlike using a lead sheet. Bass parts are completely written out, and has chord symbols for the more advanced player to improvise his own part. The piano/guitar part is generallly a chord sheet, with significant lines and rhythms in either conventional notation or rhythmic notation. Drum parts consist of a kick sheet showing the most important rhythmic figures.
- Basic Plus Combo Similar to the Basic Combo Series, but scored specifically for trumpet, alto, trombone and rhythm section. Horns are harmonized and have some countermelodies and fills written out. These charts give you the convenience and playability of Basic Combo Charts, with the fuller sound of the horns in harmony.
- Super Stock Combo These charts start out as Basic PlusCombo (trumpet, alto, trombone and rhythm) but adds a substitute part for the alto sax and trombone. They also include a fully notated piano part in addition to the “slash notation” guitar part with chord symbols.
- Big Band Arrangements. Full arrangements scored for saxes, trumpets, trombones (5-4-4) or (5-3-3) and rhythm section. Difficulty levels vary but most are medium or easy/medium level. Horn ranges are suitable for better high school bands, college bands, and pro bands. Extreme ranges are avoided (for example, trumpet parts rarely exceed D2, and usually include an optional lower part when they do). Each arrangement includes a full score and all parts.
- Vocal Combo. Professional charts arranged for vocalist and combo (3, 4, or 5 horns and rhythm section). These charts are similar to the Pro Series Combo charts with more complex forms, harmonies and melodic development. Vocal ranges are moderate, and are generally suitable for male or female vocalists. All lyrics, parts and full score are included with each chart.
- Jazz Christmas Charts. These are scored in the same manner as Basic Combo Charts and give you the same ease of use and flexibility; scored for any combination of C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Clef instruments, plus rhythm section. Each tune has been set in a jazz setting with jazz harmonies, and range from swing and latin beats to jazz waltzes and ballads, depending on the tune. All parts are included with each chart.
- Christmas Plus Charts. The same jazz chords and settings as the Jazz Christmas Series (above), but written for trumpet, alto and trombone with the horns in harmony. (These are set up similar to the Basic Plus Combo Series.) All parts are included with each chart (trumpet, alto, trombone, piano, bass, drums)
Are These Charts Legal? Yes! Every arrangement by Joe Hasper has been arranged and 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.
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).
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. Completion times are generally one week for combo charts, two weeks for big band. Write for details!
- 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.
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 I receive your check or money order. (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! I 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. If you wish to pay this way you cannot use the shopping cart and order form on our web site. Integrating PayPal with our web site order form is on our list of things to do for 2007, but for now you have to go to PayPal and use their "Send Money" feature. Please send your payment in US Dollars to our PayPal account: jhasper@jazz-charts.com
Can I Get Paper Copies of Charts Mailed To Me? On-line delivery is the fastest, cheapest way to get charts. 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.
About The Arranger / Current Bio. Unless otherwise noted all the charts at Jazz Charts Online were composed or arranged by Joe Hasper. My publishing philosophy is that quality music should be available 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 cornerstone of my business is customer service. I try to answer any and all questions within 24 hours, and if there is anything wrong with a piece of music or an order I will fix it. Period.
My composition study began in high school with Dr. David Berlin. In 1980 I was awarded a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts where I studied composition, electronic and stochastic music, conducting, and attended master classes by Theodore Antonious
I later studied composition at Carnegie-Mellon University with Dr. Marilyn Taft Thomas, Leonardo Balada, and jazz with Randy Purcell (Maynard Ferguson band, etc.). I attended master classes with Iannis Xenakis and Ward Swingle, and composed several theater and musical theater scores for the Scotch 'n Soda Club. In addition to performing with the Carnegie-Mellon University Chorus and Jazz Ensemble, I played keyboards in a series of bands performing everything from folk to fusion. In 1992 I completed a BFA degree in Music Composition.
After earning a BFA in composition from Carnegie-Mellon University, I studied jazz theory and arranging at the Mannes College of Music with Rich Shemeira and Phil Markowitz. I completed music courses at the Armed Forces School of Music in 1986 and 1990, and additional credits in music theory study from the Army Institute for Advanced Professional Development. In 2004 I completed a Masters Degree in Education from American Intercontinental University
From 1986 to 1996 I worked as piano player and 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, I was in charge of 8 -10 piece show bands (rhythm section, 3-5 horns, and vocalists) which played popular and contemporary rock music. I wrote arrangements for every ensemble and had over 100 premieres in the US and overseas.
Since 1981 I have been active 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 in 1988-90; and keyboardist and arranger for The Great Scott Band in Asbury Park, NJ (1991-1993).
In addition to my jazz compositions, over 100 of my 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 Richard Laskee in 1993. In 1992 my composition The Happy Camper won the American Federation of Music Clubs Four Star Composer's Award. In 2006 my guitar solo, Portrait of Scotland, was selected to be part of the alumni dislay during Carnegie-Mellon's centennial celebration (100% Centennial).
Since 1998 I have 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 Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. Professional memberships include BMI and Amercian Composers Forum
Recent non-jazz works includeDensities (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)
International orders are welcome! Please note that payment is due in US dollars. If you elect to get your charts shipped to you on CD-ROM via US Postal service, please ensure you give me a complete mail address. There is no extra charge for international orders.
To date, I have done business with musicians in the following countries:
United States (44 states)
Australia (West Australia, South Australia)
Austria
Bavaria, Germany
Belgium
Brazil
Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec)
Chile
China
England
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Mozambique
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
UAE
United Kingdom
Virgin Islands
Comments From Previous Clients:
"Thanks Joe. It is a pleasure doing business with you" -- NW (Bunker Hill, WV)
"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)
"Completely painless - THANKS. Downloading the files was a snap." -- RN (Ebay)
"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)
"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)
"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
“I appreciate your helping me out! Charts are great!” - DM, Neward, Denison University
“…By the way, I have ordered several pieces from you in the past and am very happy with your products.” – SS, Cambria Heights, NY
“Here's another thought -- raise your prices. 5 bucks for a harmonized chart is unbelievable. You could double your prices and still be a great bargain. They are easily worth $10 a pop, esp when the going rate on the internet is $25 to $50 each.” – TR, Seattle, WA
“Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. That arrangement sounds fine.” – BW, Nordhoff High School, Ojai, CA
"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
“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
"Oh, I love Bewitched! Nice!" -- Vs, Cockeysville, MD
"Wow. Am I enjoying your charts! I've just been looking at the chords for Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas..." -- 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
"Just wanted to thank you for your charts... I own a 7 piece combo with trumpet, sax, trombone, guitar, drums, piano and bass and the charts work really good with the band. I hope to see more charts for this kind of group in the future. It's really hard to get good music arranged for such a group but you have done a hell of a difference." TW (Chicago, IL)
"We used about 15 charts last night. They are great and fill a huge void in our approach. With different players some nights, the lead sheet approach was not the best approach for us. Thanks for your work. I will check your site often for more purchases! (Your customer service is outstanding as well!) DM(Newark, OH)
"Hi Guys, like your website... you need to get more arrangements scored for trumpet, alto, tenor, bari and trombone. I will order them!" SB (Binghamton,NY)
"Our band ... loves the degree
of complexity you wrote into the
version we have of Black Orpheus, with all that great
counterpoint you
wrote in. Its one of everybody's favorite charts to play
in our book." BC (Washington, DC)
"Thanks for the great charts! ... Thanks for making your music so affordable!" - PG (Livingston, MT)
"Thanks so much for offering these charts online. About half our band cannot make it for a dinner that we'd already agreed to play for. We have a few instruments that are able to go, so this is a lifesaver!" - JS (Hixson TX)
"The scores are looking great...haven't played them with the group, but have played them in my mind...they "sound" great!" - MMR (Fredericksburg, VA)
"The parts seem complete, and I am a very satisfied customer. Keep 'em coming." - JK (Seattle , WA)
"The charts came through fine... I had only enough time to play a couple, but they sound real good." - JL (Raleigh, NC)
"Just wanted to say I have played your Thursday's Child, and it sounds GREAT." - Jazz40708
"Thanks much … We are pleased with the charts." - JT (Sante Fe, NM)
"Hey this is great stuff here! Gonna try it out with my new combo next week." - AR (Gaithersburg, MD)
"Thank you so much. We're looking forward to performing this... Thank you for your hard work and assistance!" - SI (Broadway Center Stage)(South Orange, NJ)
"Charts are Great! Do more!" - ML (Rancho Mirage, CA)
"Thanks. Great way to deliver charts!" - JS (Plymouth, MA)
"I am so "jazzed" to get this. It is EXACTLY what I've been searching for. I can't wait to try it out - thanks for your expediency." - SM (Yorba Linda, CA)
"No problem reading and printing email attachments. Autumn in New York looks great!! ...I appreciate you moving so fast on this." - KG (Charlevoix, MI)
"The arrangements look good... The two jazz charts came through smoothly and in reasonable time." - RC (Wailuku, HI)
"Thanks for promptly sending the charts via email. I have looked them over briefly and am pleased." - JT (Sante Fe, NM)
"The charts look great... All the parts came through great, and are in my book. In fact we sightread 4 or 5 on gigs this weekend. Great readability..." - Big Ray and the Kool Kats (Charlottesville, VA)
"Thanks for emailing the charts. I am looking forward to reading them at our next rehearsal... BTW, the printed charts look just great." - CE (Chandler, AZ)
"Great!" - SL (Honolulu, HI)
"All the parts seem to have come in fine." - RH (St. Joseph, LA)
"Charts received OK, no problem. A+... Finally, the Band played it [Deck The Halls] live (first time) last Tuesday… Word was that it was a good chart." - DJ (Seattle, WA)
"Joe, you are one nutty dude! My email program handled it aces." - RF (Austin, TX)
"Thanks for responding so soon." - JM (Yucaipa, CA)
"Thanks, I'm excited, Diamonds [Are a Girl's Best Friend] looks especially good, lot's going on..." - JK (Seattle, WA)
"Great of you to answer so quickly and with a friendly note... Received all charts in good shape. We will be reading them this Thursday for the 1st time. I'm looking forward to the experience." - JN (Seabeck, WA)
"I look forward to trying your charts with our band." - JS (San Diego, CA)
"If I have not already told you, the arrangements you sent to me sometime ago are great and have become part of our 'book'" - JN (Clarksville, TN)
"Thanks for transcribing Blue Bossa into "C" for me. What service." - BW
"THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! If I were richer, I would be able to reward your hard work better than this. However, if I like this chart, I will be giving you more of these to do. I feel SO lucky to have found you. Thank you, thank you!! Your check is in the mail this weekend." - RB (Cape Cod, MA)
"Thanks, I got them all. I tried a few of them out (In The Mood, Feel Like Makin' Love, Makin' Amends - very nice, Stompin', Scrapple) with a new combo yesterday, and I think they're going to sound great with a little practice! ...Thanks, again, and keep adding charts to your list!" - AR (Gaithersburg, MD)
"Hey! You the man! I asked for In The Mood and All The Things You Are last night before I went to bed and they were here this morning. Cool." - JK (Seattle, WA)
"We played through the four hymns last night. Amazing Grace was the favorite. (Miles Davis All Blue?) The trumpet played the lead with a Harmon mute and the sound was great!! I think Abide With Me as a bossa stretched one or two of our church goers a bit, but it worked out fine. We are scheduled to play these tunes for an Episcopal Church in April for the Sunday before Easter Service. And this is a paying gig!!! Things are a-changin. " - JN (Seabeck, WA)
"We received the score and parts for "Dis 'n Dat" today and were able to print them out easily. Thank you for your quick response."- RD (Troup, TX)
"Thanks for getting that chart to me so quick. The download went fine. . . This is a great method for buying charts. Thanks." - DG (Princeton, NJ)
"Lately, we tried to play your arrangement. It has some challenges for us but we like the sound and hope to manage the arrangement. Finally, I have to mention that we are very satisfied with your work and we plan to order one more custom arrangement." CH (St. Gallen, Switzerland)