Known as The Godfather of “the New Jersey Sound”, Southside Johnny was recently inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame by close friend Jon Bon Jovi, and has fronted the ever popular Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes since the 1970’s, who tour constantly throughout the U.S. and overseas.

As he recently commented, “The idea of doing a big band version of Tom Waits’ songs and having the arrangements done by Richard Labamba Rosenberg seemed like a natural to me. It was a long process, but I am so proud of the results. It’s one of the most satisfying records I have ever made. To this day, I can’t believe we actually got it done and that it turned out so well. This record makes me very happy. I hope it’ll make you happy, too.”

Tracks on the new disc include “Yesterday is Here,” “Down, Down, Down,” “Walk Away,” “Please Call Me Baby,” “Grapefruit Moon,” “All the Time in the World,” “Tango Till They’re Sore,” “Johnsburg, Illinois” and the unreleased bonus track“Straight to the Top.” The band also promoted the original album performing “Walk Away”on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.