Apology Accepted

My last post dealt with a guy on Ebay who was selling a CD of 200 charts – and my free chart from this site was on the list.  After calling him on it, I got a nice email back expressing his apologies.  He has since removed the listing. Apparently he had purchased them on Ebay and assumed that he had “resale rights”.   I have seen similar things in the last couple years with regards to my charts (and many others) but I always have just let it go, but this morning I guess I was just a little pissed and so he got the wrath.  Unless you spend the decades it takes learning how to write and arrange these things, please let the composers and arrangers who write the stuff make a little bit of money.  If you want to sell my charts and make some money for yourself, just let me know and maybe we can work something out.  Ok, now it’s Miller time….

Don't Buy Orilla Del Mar

It’s amazing what people will do to make a buck, especially in the music business.  Over the last couple years I’ve ran across people that would buy a chart from this website, then turn around and sell it on their own website.  www.bigbandcharts.net is one site that has sold lots of my charts without permission and they probably still do, but now you have to at least email him to get the list. 

Here is another guy on Ebay selling 200 charts on a CD, and one of them is the chart I give away for free on this website.  Lots of Sammy Nestico charts in the mix too.   I’m sure Sammy gave him the green light to sell all of those as well (NOT!).  Why don’t we all just all email Sammy and let him know, hmmm?  Here’s a word of advice…. if you do purchase this CD of blatantly copied music, have him replace my Orilla Del Mar with something else, since you can get it free here. 

On another note: For the “regular visitor” who anonymously emailed me via the free chart form requesting that the “obnoxious floating window that now shows up on every pdfjazzmusic web page” be removed – it’s done.  Next time just send me a regular email, you don’t have to hide, I can take it.  I really do listen to subscribers (well most anyway), and I do want to make the site a pleasurable experience for you.  (The floating window only showed up on the home page though, I’m not that obnoxious as to put it on every one.) Have a great 4th of July!  I can’t wait to crack a beer and start celebrating, but it’s only 10:20 AM…..