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Absolutely Leon.
OK, so here's how "I" think when I see a G major chord squarely in an A major progression ... Great place for a blues or minor pentatonic lick - boom, right on that G chord. And dorian would of course work and be a little more on the jazz (or Steely Dan) tip.
And this is of course where it becomes personal choice based on experience, exposure, etc. For example you mention The Nightlife (which we've discussed before). That intro is a fairly stock 'modern' jazz turnaround and I don't think individual changes over it anymore because I've played it so many times. But I had to learn it at some point and work things out over it which in turn exposed me to many melodic ideas which in turn improved my ability to hear more complicated melodies, etc, etc, etc.
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