The Dolphin Collection

Samples from The Dolphin Collection

 Little Dolphin
Little Dolphin
 You Can Play Too
You Can Play Too
The Bridge at Avignon
The Bridge at Avignon
La Raspa
La Raspa (Mexican Hat Dance)

The Dolphin 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 8

Instrumentalists

Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel Pans* — Rob Sayer

2. The Bridge at Avignon

Composer: French folk song adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Breanna Stein (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Vinnie D'Agostino
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer

3. Little Dolphin

Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton
Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Breanna Stein (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Egg Shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Pan Drums* — Rob Sayer

4. Train is A-Coming

Composer: Traditional. Adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Christa Deana Young
Tessa Nigro (age 7)
Juliette Wallace (age 6)

Instrumentalists

Egg Shaker — Butch Sievers
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer

5. Train is A-Coming Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Christa Deana Young
Tessa Nigro (age 7)

6. Riding in the Car

Composer: Based on the African-American folk song "Riding in the Buggy, Miss Mary Jane" with new lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Scott Miller
Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Raina Sayer (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Trombone — Eric Alexander
Guitar — Frank Hamilton

7. Bells/Frère Jacques

Composer: Traditional nursery rhyme of French origin, with new material by Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Tod Nichols
Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Breanna Stein (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Piccolo Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Church Bells — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer

8. Muffin Man

Composer: English nursery rhyme adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Breanna Stein (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Guitar — Eddie Rubin

9. Muffin Man Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

10. I Don't See Them Anymore

Composer: Music by Raina Sayer, age 10. Lyrics by Rob Sayer and Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Raina Sayer (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums* — Rob Sayer

11. La, La, La

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton
Mary Hamilton

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Sticks — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer

12. La Raspa/Mexican Hat Dance

Composer: A medley of Mexican folk songs “La Raspa” and “El Jarabe Tapatío”. Arranged by Frank Hamilton

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Marimba — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer

13. Here is the Beehive

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Steffi Miller
Rob Sayer

14. Here is the Beehive Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer (age 9)
Rob Sayer

15. Triumphal March from Aida

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1871)

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Piccolo Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Percussion — Butch Sievers
Strings* — Rob Sayer

16. Slumber Time

Composer: Traditional Swedish lullaby adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Tod Nichols

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Eddie Rubin

17. Sravana

Composer: Traditional melody from southern India

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Raina Sayer (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Bells — Rob Sayer
Drums* — Rob Sayer

18. Five Little Fishies

Composer: Traditional. Adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Jennifer Cohen

19. Five Little Fishies Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer (age 9)

20. You Can Play Too

Composer: Raina Sayer, age 10

Vocalists

Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Breanna Stein (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Congas — Butch Sievers

21. Bugs

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Ruth Pannill (age 6)
Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Brian Sayer (age 1)
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Rob Sayer
Breanna Stein (age 9)

22. What Shall We Do?

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Andrea Restrepo (age 7)
Brian Sayer (age 1)
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Breanna Stein (age 9)

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Vinnie D'Agostino
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Banjo — Rob Sayer
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer

23. Song of the Well

Composer: Traditional. Adapted by Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Recorder — Anna Ayres Smith
Clarinet — Kim Chamberlain
Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Slit Drum* — Rob Sayer

24. I Like Being a Doggie

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Raina Sayer (age 9)
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Tambourine — Butch Sievers

25. I Like Being a Doggie Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer (age 9)
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Tambourine — Butch Sievers

26. Elephants on the Web

Composer: Based on a traditional Spanish nursery rhyme with additional lyrics and new melody by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Ruth Pannill (age 6)
Brian Sayer (age 1)
Raina Sayer (age 9)
Rob Sayer
Doris Seiden
Breanna Stein (age 9)

27. Elephants on the Web Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer (age 9)

28. Mole in the Ground

Composer: American folk song adapted by Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton
Mary Hamilton

Instrumentalists

Banjo — Frank Hamilton
Guitar — Frank Hamilton

29. Summer Medley

Composer: Medley of three traditional American songs. In the Good Old Summertime (Ren Shields and George Evans), Daisy, Daisy (Harry Dacre), East Side, West Side (Charles Lawlor and James Blake). Arranged by Cynthia Sayer

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Dan Levinson
Soprano Sax — Dan Levinson
Tenor Sax — Dan Levinson
Trumpet — Peter Ecklund
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Guitar — Cynthia Sayer
Xylophone — Cynthia Sayer
Bass Saxophone — Vince Giordano
Tuba — Vince Giordano
Bass — Vince Giordano
Percussion — Arnie Kinsella

30. Lullaby From India

Composer: Traditional song "Dal Hojem Bai" from India

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Tod Nichols

31. See You Next Time

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9

Instrumentalists

Flugelhorn — Rob Sayer
Egg Shaker — Rob Sayer
Steel Pans — Chris Colaneri
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel Pans* — Rob Sayer

* indicates 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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