The Vertigo Trio, featuring vocalist Debbie Lane, performed a selection of jazz standards and contemporary arrangements at the West Medford Community Center as part of the 2026 Medford Jazz Festival.
[Unidentified]: Please, a warm welcome to the Vertigo Trio. Featuring Debbie Lynn.
[kn5HbAhnwc8_SPEAKER_05]: This next song is Mourning That Moanin' just so you know. of a morning that brings a day so gently and bays the leaves of memories that fell so long ago. I still recall you in all these early hours. Though I were there once more to share a love lost long ago. Crassness of youth, concluding only half of the truth, exuding only one small percent of what I surely felt for you. And one morning that brought a day so gently, we set apart things of the heart and lost love long ago.
of a morning that breaks a day so gently and bathes the leaves of memories that fell so long ago. I still recall you in all these early hours. I were there once more to share a love lost long ago. Crassness of youth concluding only half of the truth, exuding only one small percent of what I surely felt for you. And one morning that brought a day so gently, we set apart things of the heart and lost love long ago, and lost love long ago. Ba-dup, ba-dup.
And lost love, lost love, lost love. Thank you so much. Again, that was Mourning by Claire Fisher. This next song is by someone you may be familiar with, Donald Fagen. Famous for, not really to Jonathan, as far as I know. But different spelling, I think. But famous for being a part of Steely Dan, of course. Founder of Steely Dan. A shadow crossed the blue Miami sky as we hit the causeway by the big hotels. We fought.
Now I can't remember why. After all the words were said and tears were gone, we vowed we'd never say goodbye. We kissed. We could hear the sound of thunder as we watched the regulars rush the big hotels. We kissed again as the showers swept the Florida shore. You opened your umbrella, but we walked between the raindrops back to your door. We walked between the raindrops back to your door. Oh, Miami. In my dreams, I can hear the sound of thunder. I can see the causeway by the big hotels.
That happy day, we'll find each other on that Florida shore. You'll open your umbrella and we'll walk between the raindrops back to your door. You'll walk between the raindrops, between the raindrops, walk between the raindrops back to your door. Thank you so much. By the way, that was Nardis, and this next song is called Star Eyes. Star eyes, that to me is what your eyes are. Soft as stars in April skies are. Tell me someday you'll fulfill their promise of a thrill. Star eyes, flashing eyes in which my hopes rise. Let me show you where my heart lies. Let me prove that it adores that loveliness of yours. All my life I felt content to stargaze at the sky. Now I only want to melt the stardust in your eyes. Star eyes, when if ever will my lips know? If it's me for whom those eyes glow, makes no difference where you are. Your eyes still hold my wishing star. Oh, star eyes, how lovely.
Star eyes, that to me is what your eyes are. Soft as stars in April skies are. Tell me someday you'll fulfill their promise of a thrill. Star eyes, flashing eyes in which my hopes rise. Let me show you where my heart lies. Let me prove that it adores That loveliness of yours All my life I've felt Contempt to stargaze at the skies Now I only want to melt the stardust in your eyes. Star eyes, when, if ever, will my lips know if it's me for whom those eyes glow? Makes no difference where you are. Your eyes still hold my wishing star. Oh, star eyes, how lovely you are.
Thank you. This next song is entitled Vertigo, coincidentally enough. It's written by John Abercrombie. This next song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Let's see if you recognize it. Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be close to you. Why do stars fall down from the sky every time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be close to you. On the day that you were born the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true. So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the girls in town follow you all around. Just like me, they long to be close to you. On the day that you were born, the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true. So they sprinkle moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue. That is why all the girls in town Just like me, they long to be close to you. Just like me, they long to be close to you.
flows to you. Ah, flows to you. Ah, flows to you.
[Unidentified]: close to you.
[kn5HbAhnwc8_SPEAKER_05]: Thanks for singing along. That was great. We've got one more tune we're going to do. It's another take on an old, old, old song. Once I had a secret love that lived within the heart of me. All too soon my secret love became impatient to be free. And so I told a friendly star, the way that dreamers often do, just how wonderful you are and why I'm so in love with you. I shouted from the highest hills, even told the golden daffodils. At last, my heart's an open door, and my secret love's no secret anymore.
Now I shout it from the highest hills. I even told the golden daffodils. At last, my heart's an open door. And my secret love's no secret anymore. Once I had a secret love. Once I had a secret love. Thank you so much. While I'm thanking you, I wanna give out some thanks to the Medford Jazz Festival, especially Jonathan Fagan, and all the volunteers. Thank you, Terry Carter, for hosting us, West Medford Community Center. Thank you, everybody, for being here. And I'm gonna quickly introduce everybody. Tim Blackman on keyboard.
Ethan Folk on bass. Doug Tolan on drums. I'm Debbie Lane. Thank you so much. What are we doing? One more tune, guys. This is a song by McCoy Tyner. We meet and it begins. The sound of violins. The song of birds high on the wing. You taught my heart to sing. Why does this heart of mine feel like a valentine? You smile and suddenly it's spring. You taught my heart to sing. My heart was an empty shell.
Then you came along. Now my heart's a carousel filled with songs. A miracle of you will last my whole life through. You're all I keep remembering. You taught my heart to sing. My heart was an empty shell. Then you came along. Now my heart's a carousel filled with song. The miracle of you will last my whole life through. You're all I keep remembering You taught my heart to sing. You taught my heart to sing. You taught my heart to sing. Ba-da-da-da-ya-da. Ba-da-da-da-ya-da. Ba-da-da-da-ya-da. You taught my heart to sing.
Thanks again, everybody. Thank you, Medford Jazz Festival.