The adaptation and development of the electric guitar's role in Latin jazz from its traditional beginnings in Latin music are truly undocumented or rarely mentioned. Valuable recordings that display how the guitar forged its voice in Latin jazz are scarce to come by. However, we wouldn't have had the possibility nor the conditions to create a space for modern guitarists if it wasn't for these earlier guitarists who paved the way.

To many, the achievements of Carlos Santana established the guitar's role in Latin Music. Carlos blended mainstream blues-rock, the over-driven guitar sounds with Latin rhythms. However, even though his achievements put the electric guitar on the Latin music map, other guitarists of equal importance helped lay the necessary groundwork to establish its role within the Latin jazz genre.