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Hans Dulfer

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Hans Dulfer
Hans Dulfer in 1969
Hans Dulfer in 1969
Background information
Born (1940-05-28) 28 May 1940 (age 84)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTenor saxophone
Years active1957–present

Hans Dulfer (born 28 May 1940) is a Dutch jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone.

Biography

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Hans Dulfer (left) and Candy Dulfer (center) in 2022

Hans Dulfer was born in 1940 in Amsterdam. His website states that he has been playing saxophone since 1957 and is self-taught.[1] At the end of the 1960s, he and organ player Herbert Noord founded a quartet that played saxophone/organ funk. Dulfer's first album, The Morning After the Third, was issued in 1970. In 1971, Dulfer recorded an album with fellow saxophonist Frank Wright entitled "El Saxofón".

Dulfer has performed a considerable amount of crossover jazz and jazz fusion and has also worked with punk rockers. He has been referred to as "Big Boy" because of his 1994 album of the same name.

Dulfer has comparatively high popularity in Japan[2] where Hyperbeat was a top-selling CD by instrumental standards. Japanese film maker Masaaki Yuasa stated that he listened to Dulfer's music while working on the film Mind Game.[3]

Hans Dulfer is the father of saxophonist Candy Dulfer (born 1969). The two worked together on the 2002 album Dulfer & Dulfer.

Discography

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  • The Morning After the Third (Catfish, 1970)
  • Candy Clouds (Catfish, 1970)
  • El Saxofon (Catfish, 1971)
  • Maine with Roswell Rudd (BV Haast, 1977)
  • I Didn't Ask (Varajazz, 1981)
  • Big Boy (Monsters of Jazz, 1994)
  • Express Delayed (Limetree, 1995)
  • Dig! (Monsters of Jazz, 1996)
  • Papa's Got a Brand New Sax (EMI, 1998)
  • Skin Deep (EMI, 1998)
  • El Saxofon Part II (EMI, 2000)
  • Dulfer & Dulfer (Eagle, 2002)
  • Scissors (JJ-Tracks, 2003)
  • Duo Dulfer Directie (Zip, 2018)

As sideman

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With Theo Loevendie

  • Mandela (Catfish, 1970)
  • Chess! (BASF 1972)
  • Theo Loevendie 4tet (Universe 1974)
  • Orlando (Waterland 1977)

With others

References

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  1. ^ "Dulfography". hansdulfer.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ Attie Buaw Archived 9 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Bauwhaus.nl. Retrieved on 2013-08-07.
  3. ^ Raf Katigbak (7–13 July 2005). "Whale of fortune". Montreal Mirror. 21 (3). Archived from the original on 17 May 2006.
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