Inspired by Brazil
So why is the Kronos Quartet playing lounge music, anyhow? David Harrington says he was inspired by Esquivel's arrangement of "Brazil." The original recording lay in a vault for 39 years before it was released in 1999 on the album See it in Sound.

"You follow this guy who's going into these different bars," Harrington says. "There's a different arrangement of the same tune in each of the bars. So you hear the listener walking from one bar to another, then hear the ambience. I just thought it was a great idea — a fantastic concept and a beautiful musical adventure."



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