Jody's stuff is really good. My favorites of his are his Jazz Skills book, and His Total Jazz Guitarist. In the later, he covers the basics of improv, chord construction, etc. Then the next section, he takes 3 tunes, and walks you thru a) how to construct a chord melody, b) creatively comp, and c) how to solo thru it.
He does a week long seminar thru National Guitar Workshop on this topic also, basically covering everything in the book during class each day.
Amazon.com: The Total Jazz Guitarist (Book & CD) (The Total Guitarist) (9780739038482): Jody Fisher: Books