Samples from The Elephant Collection
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 8Instrumentalists
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 SayerInstrumentalists
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 8Instrumentalists
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 8Instrumentalists
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 8Instrumentalists
Congas — Butch Sievers
Bass* — Rob Sayer
13. Alligator
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Scott Miller
Breanna Stein, age 8Instrumentalists
Wood Block — Rob Sayer
Tambourine — Rob Sayer
14. Alligator Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Scott Miller
Breanna Stein, age 8Instrumentalists
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 MelkonianInstrumentalists
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 8Instrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 8Instrumentalists
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 SayerInstrumentalists
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 8Instrumentalists
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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