Emily Remler: Lydian over major 7th?

[music_tech]

Its all in C MAJOR.

[FatJeff]

Try playing the follwing chords: Dm7 - G7alt - Cmaj7(#11) - A7alt (A II-V-I-VI also). With every chord there is a pentatonic major scale:

Dm7: A m7 pentatonic
G7: Bb m7 pentatonic
Cmaj7(#11): B m7 pentatonic
A7alt: C m7 pentatonic

WHOAH!!! I just found this. I think this would work over the end of the A section of "Jeannine" (chords are F#m7 - B7 - E - A7). It just so happens I'm supposed to play this song out tonight, and I've been at a loss for improv material (I'm getting tired of always playing the Nat Adderley trumpet solo note for note). I've got to go test it out - I'll let you know how it works!

+++ EDIT +++

It won't work over that chord progression (at least not the last bar), but it is a simple ii-V7-I-VI progression that it works over and that's good enough for me.