Jigsaw Life

Paul "Shilts" Weimar

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: July 22, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: NU GROOVE RECORDS
• ASIN: B001AQT8C4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,802 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Paul Shilts Weimar hails from London, England and has been playing saxophone since his early teens. His career has spanned all forms of jazz, soul, rock and pop music. He has toured all over the world and performed with a host of international artists, such as The Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Rick Braun, Jeff Lorber, Peter White and many more. Eventually Shilts became the most visible and identifiable member of the UK jazz group Down To The Bone. In his eleven years with the group, he remained excited creating a separate identity for himself. He did this with his highly anticipated debut, See What Happens, which earned a 2001 Smooth Jazz Award nomination, followed by his second and highly acclaimed follow up, HeadBoppin. His third and latest release, Jigsaw Life, is a powerful showcase of Shilts' multitude of performing and composing talents, focusing not only on his tenor brilliance but also his instantly infectious melodies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific CD, December 12, 2008

By	Dr. Ely Lazar (Shenton Park, West Australia Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has to be the most terrifc CD I have heard in a long time. This was my first exposure to Paul "Shilts" Weimer and wow! Funky, groovy, tight and oh what a crisp saxophone sound. I keep listening to it over and over. It just resonates deep down on some kind of emotional level. There is not one weak track on this CD.

Ely Lazar

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, August 2, 2008

By	Paul A. Stratton (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just got my pre order through -this has to be the best piece of work Shilts has produced to date - funky, deep groves, great rythmn. If you like smooth jazz and the Down to the Bone Tunes you'll love this....go buy it!! Great vibe, great funk, I particularly liked Back On The Hudson. Good luck to the record company choosing the hits as they're all as wicked as each other!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SmoothJazz.com Review, August 1, 2008

By	Sandy Shore (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Check out this storyline: Uber-talented sax man Paul "Shilts" Weimar, at age 15, was part of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain, backing artists like Nancy Wilson, George Shearing, and Mel Torme. He turned pro at 16, backing the likes of The Temps, Four Tops, Drifters, and Rose Royce. From there, his personal timeline reads like this (I'll try to be brief!)... David Bowie, Bill Wyman (Stones), Breathe, The Firm, The Brand New Heavies, and, perhaps most familiar to Smooth Jazz fans, "Down to the Bone." JIGSAW LIFE is Shilts' third solo release, marks his fond farewell from DTTB, and brings him full circle to NuGroove, the label that was DTTB's first home in the U.S. in 1997. And what about this new project? Absolutely outstanding in every way! You would expect less? It's signature Shilts, cranked up a notch or two, and the first radio single, "Back on the Hudson" is a total dance groove track that's already climbing the charts. As they say, "But wait, there's more!" Indeed... just a dazzling varied collection of original tunes that prove over and over again what a musical superstar Shilts is. JIGSAW LIFE is over-the-top fantastic... I predict a monster hit album! ~SCOTT O'BRIEN