After revolutionizing Brazilian music with his minimalist approach to samba, it didn't take João Gilberto long to apply his strategy to other styles. His balladic boleros were particularly effective. He draws out Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez's famous bolero "Besame Mucho" (Kiss Me a Lot) to nearly nine languid minutes and taps into Cuba's roots during Margarita Lecuona's darkening "Eclipse."