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If you really want to impress them, try soloing without any backing after you move out of the chord melody. If you can still hear the changes and the rhythm of the piece in your lines, then you know you're on to something... If you listen to really great solo guitarists like Joe Pass, they can take a single-line solo whilst occasionally harmonising notes in their lines, as they're always completely aware of what's happenning in the harmony, even if there isn't an instrument spelling it out for them.
Have you gone on Youtube and researched different versions of the songs you want to play? That's been what really helped me since I started learning standards. If possible, find vocal as well as instrumental versions of tunes, as those'll help you learn the melody faster.
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