Samples from The Bear Collection
The Bear Collection
Track list
1. I'm So Happy
Composer: Rob Sayer, Michele Marcus, Raina Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9Instrumentalists
Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer
2. I Can March
Composer: Traditional melody “El Barquito” from Paraguay (adapted by Rob Sayer)
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Rob SayerInstrumentalists
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass — Dennis Caiazza
Drums — Butch Sievers
3. Bear Feet
Composer: Raina Sayer, age 10
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
Instrumentalists
Flute — Vinnie D’Agostino
Bass — Dennis Caiazza
Congas — Butch Sievers
Percussion — Rob Sayer
4. Clippity Clop
Composer: Amy Simon
Vocalists
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Amy SimonInstrumentalists
Percussion — Rob Sayer
5. Clippity Clop Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Amy SimonInstrumentalists
Percussion — Rob Sayer
6. Six Little Ducks
Composer: Traditional nursery rhyme
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Instrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Banjo — Frank Hamilton
7. Six Little Ducks Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
8. Riding in My Car Now
Composer: Rob Sayer
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Raina Sayer, age 10
Breanna Stein, age 9Instrumentalists
Guitar — Bill Hatcher
Bass guitar — Bill Hatcher
Drums — Butch Sievers
9. Doggie’s Breakfast
Composer: Music by Aristides Ioannides; lyrics by Rob Sayer (arrangement by Nick J. Demos)
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
Rob SayerInstrumentalists
Bouzouki — James Kellaris (courtesy of Archadelphia Records)
Accordion — Nick J. Demos
Bass (virtual) — Nick J. Demos
Tambourine — Aristides Ioannides
10. Doggie’s Breakfast Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
Rob SayerInstrumentalists
Tambourine — Aristides Ioannides
11. Cuckoo
Composer: Traditional
Vocalists
Berné Poliakoff
Instrumentalists
Resonator bells — Rob Sayer
Sound effects — Rob Sayer
12. Paw Paw Patch
Composer: Folk song from the Appalachian region of the US
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Fiddle — Barbara Panter-Connah
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Banjo — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
13. Teddy Bear
Composer: Rob Sayer
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Instrumentalists
Soprano saxophone — Vinnie D’Agostino
Piano — Dan Lawrence
Bass — Dennis Caiazza
Drums — Butch Sievers
14. Baby Babble
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Katherine Moore
Sailor Moore, age 5Instrumentalists
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Congas — Butch Sievers
Shakers — Butch Sievers
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
15. Simple Gifts
Composer: Traditional Shaker song (Aaron Copland later used this melody in “Appalachian Spring”)
Vocalists
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Raina Sayer, age 10
Breanna Stein, age 9Instrumentalists
Viola — Marilyn Seelman
Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Clarinet — Vinnie D’Agostino
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
16. Fingers
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Instrumentalists
Finger tapping — Rob Sayer
17. Lua Lua
Composer: Rob Sayer & Raina Sayer, age 10
Vocalists
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Guitar — Bill Hatcher
18. I Have a Rocket
Composer: Raina Sayer, age 10
Vocalists
Katerina Ioannides, age 5
Brian Sayer, age 3
Raina Sayer, age 10
Breanna Stein, age 9Instrumentalists
Piano — Dan Lawrence
Bass — Dennis Caiazza
Drums — Butch Sievers
19. The Name Train
Composer: Emily Prentice & Zac Evans
Vocalists
Emily Prentice
Caroline Rand, age 6
Brian Sayer, age 3
Rob SayerInstrumentalists
Egg shaker — Butch Sievers
Banjo — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
20. The Name Train Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
21. Pickle Poem
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Steffi Miller
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
22. Skip to My Lou
Composer: Traditional
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Fiddle — Barbara Panter-Connah
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
23. Triple Up and Down
Composer: Traditional
Vocalists
Berné Poliakoff
Instrumentalists
Trombone — Eric Alexander
24. A Ram Sam Sam
Composer: Traditional children’s song from Morocco
Vocalists
Katerina Ioannides, age 5
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Rob Sayer
Breanna Stein, age 9Instrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
25. A Ram Sam Sam Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
26. I’m Gonna Get Your Nose
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Bass — Dennis Caiazza
Drums — Butch Sievers
27. Swinging (Malagueña)
Composer: Traditional melody from Spain (lyrics by Rob Sayer)
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Andrea Restrepo, age 7Instrumentalists
Guitar — Bill Hatcher
Bass guitar — Bill Hatcher
28. Little Joe
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
29. Lost My Sneakers
Composer: Traditional melody “Lost My Gold Ring” from Jamaica (lyrics adapted by Rob Sayer)
Vocalists
Laurie Burlington
Mason Riley, age 4
Rob SayerInstrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Congas — Butch Sievers
Sticks — Rob Sayer
Egg shakers — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
30. Tum Balalaika
Composer: Yiddish folk song (adapted by Rob Sayer)
Vocalists
Berné Poliakoff
Raina Sayer, age 10
Breanna Stein, age 9Instrumentalists
Clarinet — Vinnie D’Agostino
Viola — Marilyn Seelman
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
31. Tum Balalaika Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
32. I Hear the Doggie Singing
Composer: Based on a traditional French round (adapted by Rob Sayer); lyrics by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Frank Hamilton
Katerina Ioannides, age 5
Wendy Melkonian
Scott Miller
Steffi Miller
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Raina Sayer, age 10
Breanna Stein, age 9Instrumentalists
Snare drum — Butch Sievers
33. You’re a Grand Old Flag
Composer: George M. Cohan (1906) (arranged by Cynthia Sayer)
Instrumentalists
Trumpet — Jon Kellso
Trombone — Tom Artin
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Guitar — Cynthia Sayer
Xylophone — Cynthia Sayer
Upright bass — Vince Giordano
Bass sax — Vince Giordano
Tuba — Vince Giordano
Drums — Arnie Kinsella
34. Tired Eyes
Composer: Traditional melody (lyrics by Rob Sayer)
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Instrumentalists
Alto flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
35. See You Next Time
Composer: Rob Sayer, Michele Marcus, Raina Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9Instrumentalists
Flugelhorn — Rob Sayer
Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Steel pans — Chris Colaneri
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer
* Virtual instruments
Engineer: Aristides Ioannides. Illustrator: Seth Benator. Art Director: Judy McCabe Smith.
All arrangements by Rob Sayer unless otherwise noted.