Full house in beautiful expanded new sportsmen’s Tavern welcomed Gamalon reunions on Friday.
At the end of the first track, jaw dropping, fist pumping, and the air of excitement that will keep the whole set of twins band progfusion respected has been in evidence.
Gamalon has become home to some of the best musicians over the years, but certain formations-Quartet made up of guitarist George Puleo and Bruce Brucato, drummer Ted Reinhardt and his brother bassist Tom Reinhardt — is probably best-loved. Concentrate on the 1987 album entitled, the band combined amazing musicians, ensembles of expertise and funkiness eager to blow the mind eagerly gather.
Jazz fusion has been much maligned by nonbelievers for years, but Gamalon reminds us why this genre, as the players stood out, it could be moved. Songs like “Black Licorice” offered the perfect case in point – more supple, funky groove conjured and managed by the Reinhardts, Brucato and Puleo magic twin guitar work, blending greasy double-stops by burning, with soaring solo.
Puleo is highly in school Mike Stern, employing an elegant tone distorted rock while playing decidedly jazzy lines. Brucato played his Fender Strat most finger-style, and the sentence is the angle, shocked, harmonically dense and celebration.