Here's a short Jim Mullen jazz style solo study I've written based on the changes to Autumn Leaves.
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The whole solo can be separated into eight licks; here's a breakdown of the ideas and concepts used:

LICK 1 (0:56)
Here we play an Fmaj7 arpeggio over Dm7 (outlining a Dm9 sound) before navigating through the G altered scale on G7. A strong chord tone of G on Cmaj7 resolves the tension created here before a short, bluesy flourish Jim regularly uses.

LICK 2 (1:10)
B locrian is used over Bm7b5 before a descending E phrygian dominant (5th mode of the harmonic minor) on E7b9. Another slidey fill on Am7 before a super hip intervallic lick utilising 2nds and 7ths over A7alt.

LICK 3 (1:24)
A simple dorian on Dm7 as you'd normally expect here, but the use of a G augmented triad on G7 adds a little twist before one of Jim's trademark blues licks on Cmaj7.

LICK 4 (1:38)
The major 9th over Bm7b5 alludes to the 6th mode of the melodic minor scale (locrian natural 9) before a nice chromatic enclosure on E7. Again, a bit more blues scale on Am7.

LICK 5 (1:54)
A really cool phrygian dominant pedal lick on E7 kicks off the proceedings here, before moving on to some A blues scale. The shift to C blues on Am7 later in the phrase sounds particularly nice!

LICK 6 (2:07)
Chromatic approach notes are used here, gradually descending until we reach the strong B (major 3rd) on G7. Some diatonic playing from C major rounds things off.

LICK 7 (2:21)
The G# diminished 7 arpeggio pattern sounds nice here (outlining an E7b9 sound) before strong chord tones on Am7 and Abm7. Like earlier, a C augmented triad is played on C7 before resolving to more chord tones over F9.

LICK 8 (2:35)
This is all A blues scale but the phrasing and use of slides and legato sounds great! A final flourish around the major 9th of Am7 completes our solo.

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Recorded using my Fret-King Elise "JE" guitar direct into Logic using Helix Native.

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