Samples from The Dinosaur Collection
The Dinosaur Collection
Produced by: Rob Sayer for The Music Class Inc.
Arrangements: All arrangements by Rob Sayer unless otherwise noted.
Note: * indicates virtual instruments.
Track list
1. I'm So Happy
Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer
2. See the Leaf
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
3. Airplane Polka
Composer: Melody by Franz von Suppe (from the “Merry Boys Polka”) with new lyrics by Carol Borowiec
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Raina Sayer, age 10
Brianna Stein, age 10Instrumentalists
Tenor saxophone — Vinnie D'Agostino
Accordion — Rob Sayer
Violin — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer
4. Nanny Poppy
Composer: Traditional melody from Trinidad and Tobago; new lyrics by Rob Sayer and Brian Sayer
Vocalists
Brian Sayer, age 3
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Tenor saxophone — Vinnie D'Agostino
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
5. Nanny Poppy Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
6. Brontosaurus
Composer: Traditional melody; new lyrics by Frank and Mary Hamilton
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
Brianna Stein, age 10Instrumentalists
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
7. Coming 'Round the Mountain
Composer: Traditional (based on “When the Chariot Comes”, an African American spiritual)
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Instrumentalists
Violin — Jeanne Johnson-Watkins
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Banjo — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
8. Swinging
Composer: Melody from Robert Shuman’s “Album for the Young”, No. 18; lyrics by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Vicki Feldman
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Clarinet — Kim Chamberlain
Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
9. Green Light, Red Light
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Instrumentalists
Tenor saxophone — Vinnie D'Agostino
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer
10. Higgledy-Piggledy
Composer: Traditional English nursery rhyme
Vocalists
Jennifer Cohen
11. Higgledy-Piggledy Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Jennifer Cohen
Raina Sayer, age 10
12. Hey Ho, Nobody's Home
Composer: Traditional; adapted by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Melinda Atkinson
Kim Chamberlain
Jennifer Cohen
Vicki Feldman
Frank Hamilton
Scott Miller
Steffi Miller
Rob Sayer
Amy Simon
Anna Ayres Smith
Raina Sayer, age 10
Brianna Stein, age 10
Lindsay Taylor, age 9
13. Ode to Joy
Composer: L. Beethoven; new lyrics by Eileen Benator (melody from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony; text references Schiller’s “Ode to Joy”)
Vocalists
Rachel Miller, age 4
Instrumentalists
Violin — Jeanne Johnson-Watkins
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Violin (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Viola (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Cello (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Timpani (virtual) — Rob Sayer
14. Annie Coming Down
Composer: Traditional song from Trinidad and Tobago; additional verses by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Frank HamiltonInstrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
15. Feed My Doggie
Composer: Traditional Irish melody “An Madarin Rua”; new lyrics by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Raina Sayer, age 10
Brianna Stein, age 10Instrumentalists
Percussion — Butch Sievers
16. Feed My Doggie Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 10
17. It's a Drumming Party
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Melinda Atkinson
Instrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Wrist bells — Rob Sayer
Rhythm sticks — Rob Sayer
Water jug — Rob Sayer
Pots and pans — Raina Sayer, age 10
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
18. In the Nightime
Composer: Scott Miller
Vocalists
Scott Miller
Instrumentalists
Harp — Julie Albertson
19. One, Two, Three, Wee!
Composer: Eric Litwin
Vocalists
Eric Litwin
Instrumentalists
Guitar — Eric Litwin
20. Old MacDonald
Composer: Traditional children’s song from England
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Instrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Banjo — Frank Hamilton
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
21. Little Toy Boat
Composer: Based on the traditional English song “The Galant Ship”; adapted by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Vicki Feldman
Instrumentalists
Banjo — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
22. Gonna Ride
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Egg shakers — Rob Sayer
Train whistle — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Banjo — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
23. Gonna Ride Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 10
24. Bunnies’ Bedtime
Composer: Traditional; adapted by Eileen Benator
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
25. What Do All the Doggies Say?
Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton
Vocalists
Frank Hamilton
Lady Sayer (woof)Instrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
26. Bells
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Kim Chamberlain
Instrumentalists
Resonator bells — Rob Sayer
Recorder — Anna Ayres Smith
Marimba (virtual) — Rob Sayer
27. I Have a Turtle
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Raina Sayer, age 10Instrumentalists
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer
28. Down in the Valley Two by Two
Composer: Traditional American folk song
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Amy SimonInstrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
29. Down in the Valley Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 10
30. Rolling Wave
Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton
Vocalists
Frank Hamilton
Instrumentalists
Tuba — L.A. Tuten
Autoharp — Mary Hamilton
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
31. Sam the Dinosaur
Composer: Raina Sayer, age 10
Vocalists
Raina Sayer, age 10
Instrumentalists
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer
32. Peek-a-Boo!
Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton
Vocalists
Vicki Feldman
33. Peek-a-Boo! Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Vicki Feldman
Raina Sayer, age 10
34. You Are My Sunshine
Composer: Jimmy David & Carl Mitchell; arrangement by Cynthia Sayer
Instrumentalists
Trumpet — Peter Ecklund
Clarinet — Dan Levinson
Soprano sax — Dan Levinson
Tenor sax — Dan Levinson
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Guitar — Cynthia Sayer
Xylophone — Cynthia Sayer
Bass saxophone — Vince Giordano
Tuba — Vince Giordano
Bass — Vince Giordano
Percussion — Arnie Kinsella
35. My Lullaby
Composer: Vicki S. Feldman
Vocalists
Vicki Feldman
Instrumentalists
Keyboard — Vicki Feldman
36. 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.
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