Victor matrix PBS-061711. When I see an elephant fly / Dumbo Orchestra ; Cliff Edwards ; Hall Johnson Choir

TitleSource
When I see an elephant fly (Primary title)Disc label
Dumbo [Motion picture] (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ned Washington (lyricist)
Oliver Wallace (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Dumbo Orchestra (Musical group)
Cliff Edwards (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Hall Johnson Choir (Vocal group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Dubbed recording from film : Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Recordings made directly from soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production, Dumbo, released by RKO Radio Pictures."
Victor disc labels state, "As originally performed in picture with chorus and orchestra." Performers are not listed on the disc label.
The recording date represents that of the dubbing, not the original recording.
Source(s): AFI Catalog (vocalists); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/3/1941 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor 27662 10-in.
10/3/1941 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor P-101 10-in. Album set
10/3/1941 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor 45-5141 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix PBS-061711. When I see an elephant fly / Dumbo Orchestra ; Cliff Edwards ; Hall Johnson Choir," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200049326/PBS-061711-When_I_see_an_elephant_fly.

Victor matrix PBS-061711. When I see an elephant fly / Dumbo Orchestra ; Cliff Edwards ; Hall Johnson Choir. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200049326/PBS-061711-When_I_see_an_elephant_fly.

"Victor matrix PBS-061711. When I see an elephant fly / Dumbo Orchestra ; Cliff Edwards ; Hall Johnson Choir." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

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