Artist:Candy Dulfer
Song:For the Love of You
Album:The Best of Candy Dulfer
Sax player Candy Dulfer has been very successful in the smooth jazz market since the 90s. She was born Sept. 19,1969 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her father is sax player Hans Dulfer. She started out playing drums at age five and by age seven she was playing alto sax. Influences include Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon and Coleman Hawkins. After playing in her father's group, she played in sax player Rosa King's band. Rosa was an American who lived in Amsterdam. Candy heard David Sanborn play at the North Sea Jazz Festival and he has been her biggest influence. Then she formed her own band Funky Stuff and opened for Madonna in 1987. Prince spotted Candy and called her on stage during a 1988 concert. She also appeared in his video Partyman. Candy also worked with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics, Van Morrison and Pink Floyd. Candy signed with Ariola in Europe and RCA in the US for her 1990 album Saxuality. She was an immediate success on the jazz charts. For the 1997 album For the Love of You, She switched to N2K Encoded Music in the US. She was still on Ariola in Europe. For most of her career, Candy has collaborated with pianist Thomas Bank. He sings and he also writes and produces. Candy also covered the Isley Brothers classic For the Love of You on the 2001 album Live in Amsterdam featuring Angie Stone. The original version is on this budget comp. After N2K Encoded closed in 2005, Candy recorded for Heads Up until they closed. Her latest album was released on her own label in 2017. It says on her website that she has signed with Mascot Records and is working on a new album with Nile Rodgers. She will tour to support that. Here's Candy Dulfer performing For the Love of You at the 1998 Montreux Jazz Festival.
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