The Elephant Collection

Samples from The Elephant Collection

Bunny Bunny
Bunny Bunny
Waiting for the Bus
Waiting for the Bus
Elephant
Elephant
When the Saints Go Marching In
When the Saints Go Marching In

The Elephant 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. Bunny Bunny

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Eddie Rubin
Piano* — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer
Drums* — Rob Sayer

3. Itsy Bitsy Spider

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Vicki Feldman

Instrumentalists

Tuba — Rob Sayer

4. I Had a Little Rooster

Composer: Traditional American Appalachian

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Banjo — Frank Hamilton
Guitar — Frank Hamilton

5. Out of My Window

Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Steffi Miller
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

6. Out of My Window Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

7. Duckie Family

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Berné Poliakoff
Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Flute — Vinnie D’Agostino
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Tuba — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass* — Rob Sayer
Egg Shakers — Butch Sievers

8. Duckie Family Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Berné Poliakoff
Raina Sayer, age 8

9. We’re Gonna Roll

Composer: Melody based on a traditional American work song. New Lyrics by Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Andrea Restreopo, age 7
Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer
Briana Stein, age 8

Instrumentalists

Banjo — Frank Hamilton
Guitar — Frank Hamilton

10. Rainbows Are Bright

Composer: Sara Berinhout, age 8; and Raina Sayer, age 8

Vocalists

Carol Borowiec
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Guitar — Eddie Ruben

11. There Once Was a Turtle

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Jennifer Cohen

12. Buckle My Shoe

Composer: Traditional lyrics. Melody by Kim Chamberlain

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Andrea Restrepo, age 7
Natalie Restrepo, age 4
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Congas — Butch Sievers
Bass* — Rob Sayer

13. Alligator

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Scott Miller
Breanna Stein, age 8

Instrumentalists

Wood Block — Rob Sayer
Tambourine — Rob Sayer

14. Alligator Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Scott Miller
Breanna Stein, age 8

Instrumentalists

Wood Block — Rob Sayer
Tambourine — Rob Sayer

15. Elephant

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Strings* — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer
Percussion* — Rob Sayer

16. Elephant Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

17. Shake-Shake Band

Composer: Based on the traditional Bahamian tune “Don’t You Hurry Worry With Me”. New lyrics by Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Scott Miller
Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Alto Saxophone — Vinnie D’Agostino
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bell Shakers — Butch Sievers
Maracas — Butch Sievers
Wood Block — Butch Sievers
Bass* — Rob Sayer

18. Baloo Baleerie

Composer: Traditional Scottish lullaby

Vocalists

Vicki Feldman

Instrumentalists

Harp — Julie Albertson

19. Knees Up Mother Brown

Composer: Traditional. Additional lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Trumpet with Wah Wah Mute — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Frank Hamilton

20. Rocking Horse

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Brian Sayer, age 2
Raina Sayer, age 8

21. Here Rover Here

Composer: Based on a traditional work song. Adapted by Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton

Instrumentalists

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

22. The Squirrel

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Steffi Miller
Raina Sayer, age 8

23. The Squirrel Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Steffi Miller
Raina Sayer, age 8

24. Little Bird

Composer: Based on Ardeleana, a traditional Romanian folk melody Adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Kim Chamberlain
Tambourine — Butch Sievers
Bass* — Rob Sayer

25. Little Bird Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8

26. Waiting for the Bus

Composer: Traditional children’s song “Dong, Dong, Dongdaemun” from South Korea with new lyrics by Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Renee Frederick, age 4
Tessa Nigro, age 7
Juliette Wallace, age 6

Instrumentalists

Keyboards* — Rob Sayer
Bass* — Rob Sayer
Percussion* — Rob Sayer

27. Sweetly Sings the Donkey

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Vicki Feldman
Raina Sayer, age 8

28. Sweetly Sings the Donkey Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Vicki Feldman
Raina Sayer, age 8

29. Tarantella

Composer: Traditional Italian folk song

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass* — Rob Sayer
Tambourine — Butch Sievers

30. Rowing Down the River

Composer: Based on a Russian folk song about sailing down the Danube River. New lyrics by Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton

31. Lavender’s Blue

Composer: English folk song with additional lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Resonator Bells — Rob Sayer

32. I Picked Up a Flower

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Jeanette Luna Beauchemin
Caroline Rand, age 5
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass* — Rob Sayer
Congas — Butch Sievers
Claps — Rob Sayer

33. Light Cavalry

Composer: Franz von Suppe (1866)

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Snare Drum — Butch Sievers

34. When the Saints Go Marching In

Composer: Traditional. Arranged by Cynthia Sayer

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Randy Sandke
Clarinet — Scott Robinson
Soprano Saxophone — Scott Robinson
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Xylophone — Cynthia Sayer
Bass — Greg Cohen
Drums — Richard Crooks

35. Bye, Baby, Bye

Composer: Traditional American lullaby

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Eddie Rubin
Bass* — Rob Sayer

36. See You Next Time

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 8

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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