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For his fourth disc for Criss Cross, drummer/leader Ralph Peterson has reconstituted the Fo'tet, his critically acclaimed forward-looking quartet featuring vibraphonist Bryan Carrott. Founding member clarinetist Don Byron returns after a nearly 15 years hiatus to revisit the group's truly unique, original sound. Percussionist Eguie Castillo augments the band to help it fuse Latin rhythms into the mix, including a Puerto Rican plena arrangement of Joe Henderson's InchShade of JadeInch and a Brazilian samba flavored reworking of the leader's InchKeep it Simple.Inch Features bassist Belden Bullock. Album Tracks 1. Shade of Jade 2. Surrender 3. The Burning Sands 4. Johnny Come Lately 5. Status Flux 6. Beautious B 7. Acceptance 8. The Commute 9. Keep It Simple
