AVERAGE WHITE BAND: CUT THE CAKE
The Average White Band's original drummer, Robbie McIntosh, died of a heroin overdose in 1974, and the surviving members were still in mourning when they started working on their third album, Cut The Cake. This album finds Average White Band's classic sound right about at the very peak of it's musical power. The funk is always direct. The interplay between Hamish, Onnie, Alan, Roger, Malcolm and newcomer Steve is extremely strong. Also important is that Average White Band continue celebrating the musical elasticity that's possible in the funk genre. Jazz, soul, blues and pop melodicism all play an enormous roll in advancing this music word.
Tracklist:
1.Cut The Cake 2.School Boy Crush 3.It's A Mystery 4.Groovin' The Night Away 5.If I Ever Lose This Heaven 6.Why 7.High Flyin' Woman 8.Cloudy 9.How Sweet Can You Get 10.When They Bring Down The Curtain
Lineup:
Alan Gorrie - vocals, bass, guitar ("Cut the Cake", "School Boy Crush"), Hamish Stuart - vocals, guitar, bass ("Cut the Cake", "School Boy Crush"), Roger Ball - keyboards, synthesizer, alto & baritone saxophones, arranger (Dundee horns), Malcolm Duncan - tenor saxophone, Onnie McIntyre - guitar, Steve Ferrone - drums, percussion. Additional musicians: Ray Barretto – congas ("It's a Mystery", "When They Bring Down the Curtain")