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Shilts
Jigsaw Life
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Piece by Piece
2. Back On The Hudson
3. Smile For Me
4. Broken Silence
5. Too Close to the Edge
6. Listen Up
7. Outside the Box
8. A Promise is a Promise
9. Ain't it Marvelous
10. Time Gentlemen Please

CD Details

All Artists: Shilts
Title: Jigsaw Life
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nu Groove Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 7/22/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop
Style: Smooth Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 893422002123

Synopsis

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.

CD Reviews

SmoothJazz.com Review

Sandy Shore | Monterey, CA | 08/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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"

Terrific CD

Dr. Ely Lazar | Shenton Park, West Australia Australia | 12/13/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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

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Awesome

Paul A. Stratton | London | 08/02/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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!"