Big Girl (album)

Big Girl is the third album by Dutch alto saxophonist Candy Dulfer. Prior to its release, she had been working mainly with Ulco Bed. She was impressed, however, with Thomas Bank, an up-and-coming producer and keyboard player. This work marks the transition between the two producers and as a result has a much more funky style and tries to incorporate elements of rap and hip hop into contemporary jazz. The album features a collaboration with Trijntje Oosterhuis, on the track Funkyness, before Trijntje became widely known as a singer. The album is mainly instrumental.

According to her official biography, the title of the album was an inside joke, referring to her father Hans Dulfer's album Big Boy and indicating that she had grown up and was in charge of her own career.^[2] The album peaked at #28 in the Dutch album chart.

Track listing

1. "Wake Me When It's Over" featuring David Sanborn (Marcus Miller, David Sanborn) – 4:14
2. "I.L.U." (Thomas Bank) – 4:40
3. "Tommy Gun" (Bank) – 3:17
4. "Jazz It's Me" ^[3] (Bank) – 4:39
5. "2 Miles" (Ulco Bed) – 6:16
6. "Funkyness" (Bank) – 5:13
7. "Capone" (Bed) – 4:46
8. "Get Funky" (Bank) – 4:48
9. "Chains" (Bank, Candy Dulfer) – 5:05
10. "September" (Bank) – 5:59
11. "Upstairs" (Bed) – 5:10
12. "I'll Still Be Looking Up To You" (Paul Kisch, Bobby Womack) – 4:48
13. "Big Girl" (Bank, Dulfer, Hans Dulfer) – 4:05
14. "Wake Me When It's Over (remix)" featuring David Sanborn (Miller, Sanborn) – 5:39

References and notes

1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ Official biography of Candy Dulfer (Accessed: Aug 8, 2006)
3. ^ Contains a sample of "Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown and a sample of "Funk the Dumb Stuff" by Tower of Power.

External links

• Official website