 At the age of 14 he made his first record with his brother Pepe , Los Chiquitos de Algeciras ( Kids of Algeciras ) . In the early 1960s , de Lucía toured with the flamenco troupe of dancer José Greco . In New York City in 1963 , at the age of 15 , he had his second encounter with Sabicas and his first encounter with Mario Escudero , both of whom became de Lucía 's mentors and later close friends . They urged him to start writing his own material , advice he took to heart . In 1964 , he met <unk> guitarist Ricardo Modrego with whom he recorded three albums : Dos guitarras flamencas ( 1964 ) , 12 <unk> de García Lorca para guitarra and 12 <unk> para 2 guitarras flamencas ( 1965 ) . His early albums were traditional flamenco recordings and he recorded classics such as <unk> on the 12 <unk> para 2 guitarras flamencas album . He toured again with José Greco in 1966 and recorded Ímpetu , a <unk> composed by Mario Escudero , for his debut solo album , La <unk> guitarra de Paco de Lucía ( 1967 ) . He appeared at the 1967 Berlin Jazz Festival . According to Gerhard <unk> , top jazz musicians who appeared at the festival ( i.e. Miles Davis , Thelonious Monk ) , profoundly influenced de Lucía , and sparked a fascination for jazz that remained with him throughout his life . 
