Which famous 1973 instrumental track by Paco de Lucía introduced jazz improvisation to flamenco music?

Gods of the guitar

Chapter 1

The birth of the electric myth

Chapter 2

The golden age of rock gods

Chapter 3

Global masters of the fretboard

Chapter 4

The science and magic of the riff

Ch 3 · Global masters of the fretboard

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Glossary

nylon strings (noun)
Guitar strings made of a smooth synthetic polymer that produce a soft, warm, and gentle tone. Because they are flexible and easy on the fingers, they are the secret to the cozy, relaxed rhythms of classical and Brazilian acoustic music.

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Draw the bow across the string (yeah, draw it now!) / Hear the heavy Gibson scream (hear it scream!)

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Fun Fact

Viral virtuosic: Ichika Nito practiced up to twelve hours a day to develop the clean, lightning-fast tapping technique that made him an internet sensation.

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mankai Spanish virtuoso Paco de Lucía revolutionized classical flamenco guitar by incorporating jazz and global influences.

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Glossary

fretboard (noun)
A strip of wood on the neck of a stringed instrument against which strings are pressed. Django Reinhardt revolutionized 1930s European jazz, masterfully navigating the fretboard with only two functional fingers.