Candy Dulfer
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| Candy Dulfer | ||
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 Candy Dulfer Live at Montreux 2002
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Candy Dulfer | |
| Born | 19 September 1969 | |
| Origin | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
| Genre(s) | Smooth Jazz | |
| Occupation(s) | Alto saxophonist | |
| Instrument(s) | Alto saxophone | |
| Years active | 1981-present | |
| Label(s) | Ariola Records | |
| Website | http://www.candydulfer.nl | |
Candy Dulfer (born 19 September 1969, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist.
Dulfer began her career at the age of 12 when she played in a band with Rosa King, an American expatriate living in the Netherlands. Soon Dulfer was fronting her own band, Funky Stuff, who were invited to backup Madonna for part of her European tour. She was brought to the limelight by Prince, who introduced her to the world through his video for Partyman. This appearance led to session work with Eurythmics guitarist and producer Dave Stewart, who gave Dulfer a credit on "Lily Was Here" (the title song of a Dutch movie starring Marion van Thijn), reaching number six in the UK singles chart and number one in the Dutch radio charts in 1990. She also played with Pink Floyd at the band's performance at Knebworth '90 in June of 1990.
Candy Dulfer's debut album, Saxuality, was released later in 1990. With her funky alto sax stylings proving popular with fans of contemporary jazz at several recently launched smooth jazz radio stations in the United States, Saxuality was nominated for a Grammy and certified gold for worldwide sales in excess of half a million. "Lily Was Here" also crossed over to the pop charts in America, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Though Dulfer has had no other pop hits in the U.S., she has had a number of major smooth jazz chart hits, including "For The Love Of You" and "Finsbury Park, Cafe 67".
Dulfer was also the featured saxophonist for Van Morrison's A Night in San Francisco, an album made from live recordings at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, California on December 18, 1993 and The Mystic Theater, Petaluma, California on December 12, 1993.
Dulfer is the daughter of tenor saxophonist Hans Dulfer, and they collaborated on a duet album. Strongly influenced by Sonny Rollins and David Sanborn, Dulfer has become an inspiration to other female instrumentalists, including guitarist Joyce Cooling and saxophonists Pamela Williams and Mindi Abair.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Date | Title | Chart | Comments |
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| 1990 | Saxuality | #4 (NL), #27 (UK), #22 (US) | |
| 1993 | Sax-a-Go-Go | #7 (NL) | |
| 1995 | Big Girl | #28 (NL) | |
| 1997 | For the Love of You | - | |
| 1998 | The Best of Candy Dulfer | United States only. Compilation album | |
| 1999 | What Does it Take | - | |
| 1999 | Girls Night Out | #94 (NL) | |
| 2001 | Live in Amsterdam | #27 (NL) | |
| 2001 | Dulfer & Dulfer | - | A collaboration with her father Hans Dulfer) |
| 2003 | Right in My Soul | #53 (NL) | |
| 2005 | Live at Montreux 2002 | - |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Chart | Comments |
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| October 1989 | "Lily Was Here" | #1 (5 weeks) (NL), #6 UK, #11 USA Hot 100 | With David A. Stewart |
| September 1990 | "Heavenly City" | - | |
| June 1990 | "Saxuality" | #4, #60 UK | |
| February 1993 | "Sax-A-Go-Go" | #8 | |
| May 1993 | "Pick Up The Pieces" | - | |
| 1993 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | ||
| October 1995 | "Wake Me When It's Over" | ||
| 1996 | "I'll Still Be Up Looking To You" | Featuring Trijntje Oosterhuis | |
| April 1997 | "For the Love Of You" |
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| 1997 | "Saxy Mood" | ||
| 1999 | "Cookie" | ||
| 2003 | "What's In Your Head" |
[edit] External links
- Official site
- [1] at IMDb
