Killer Joe: Scene of the Crime - featuring Max Weinberg

Twenty years ago "Killer" Joe Delia and I were itinerant musicians playing every kind of job imaginable – clubs, causals, cruise ships – we even bumped strippers and rim-shotted bad comedians! Ever since, we've played a lot of music, with and without each other. However, even when we weren't gigging together we remained close friends." Neither of us has ever forgotten those days and remember them to be a great time to be young and in a band. It didn't matter that the hours were long and the pay short -- we were doing what we loved. When the music's happening -- there is no greater reward. 

That's the spirit we brought to these recordings and the spirit in which we present them to you. The music tells the story: Scene Of The Crime, written by Joe Delia and Pete Yellen, is a Texas shuffle with Jimmy Vivino on lead vocal. Jimmy's a blues shouter by inclination and here he adds his own story of loss to countless others told by generations of blues men and women. --Max Weinberg

"Killer" Joe Delia-piano, Hammond organ, lead vocal on It's All Right 
Max Weinberg-Drums,
JimmyVivino-electric and acoustic guitars, Fender bass on It's All Right and Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day}?, lead vocal on Scene Of The Crime, Busted, and Let's Have A Natural Ball

Haywood Gregory-lead vocal on Club Soul City, Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?, There's Nobody Home, Down in Mexico, and Sharks in the Water 
David Keyes-Fender bass, acoustic bass on Chicken Shack Boogie, Let's Have A Natural Ball, 
Sharks in the Water, and There's Nobody Home, background vocals
Mark "Love Man" Pender-trumpet, lead vocal on Chicken Shack Boogie, spontaneous trumpet solo on Chicken Shack Boogie, background vocals 
Jerry Vivino-tenor sax, tenor sax solos on Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?, Chicken Shack Boogie, Down in Mexico, Sharks in the Water, alto sax solo on Busted
Bob Smith-trombone 
Erik Lawrence-baritone sax 

With: 
Frank Pagan-Percussion on Peter Gunn, and Down in Mexico
John Anthony-bass vocal on Down in Mexico and Sharks in the Water
Liz Mann-flute on Summer on Signal Hill

Special performances by: 
Lillie Steven-guitar solo on Summer on Signal Hill
Jon Bon Jovi-acoustic guitar on Summer on Signal Hill
Branford Marsalis-tenor sax on Summer on Signal Hill and There's Nobody Home 
Southside Johnny-harp on Let's Have A Natural Ball and It's All Right 
Phoebe Snow-featured vocal on Club Soul City
Benmont Tench-Hammond organ on Summer on Signal Hill
Tico Torres-spoken bass vocal on Down in Mexico and underwater vocal on Sharks in the Water
The Beach Boys'-Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, and introducing Matt Jardine-vocal harmony on Summer on Signal Hill
The Orchestra of St. Luke's under the direction of Julius Rudel-Summer

1        Scene Of The Crime    3:15
2        Busted    2:56
3        It's All Right    3:31
4        Club Soul City    3:50
5        Peter Gunn '91    2:33
6        Let's Have A Natural Ball    3:50
7        Down In Mexico    3:55
8        There's Nobody Home    4:55
9        Summer On Signal Hill    5:21
10        Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?    3:08
11        Sharks In The Water    3:50
12        Chicken Shack Boogie    3:42