 De Lucía was widely considered to be the world 's premier flamenco guitarist and by many to be Spain 's greatest musical export . He has had a revolutionary influence on flamenco music both as a composer and otherwise . His influence on flamenco guitar has been compared with that of Andrés Segovia 's on classical guitar . His album Fuente y Caudal ( Fountain and Flow ) has been cited by many to have changed the world of flamenco guitar beyond traditional flamenco culture . Along with Enrique Morente and Camarón de la Isla , de Lucía was the first artist to break away from traditional flamenco and form what is now known as nuevo flamenco . As a composer , de Lucía was the first Spanish artist to mix jazz with Andalusian music in a more or less systematic way . This includes , but is not limited to , his collaborations with Di Meola , McLaughlin , and Pedro Iturralde . 
