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What, after all, is a destination? With few exceptions a destination is just the starting point for another journey.

Journey was a pretty good band by the way. Especially the drummer, Steve Smith, who went on to record many fantanstic jazz fusion tracks.

We used to have trouble with jazz musicians at some of our parties during college. We would often have "jam sessions" which were often overrun by the "jazz heads." First a bit of musical edification:
Almost all jazz tunes are made up of a pattern which is repeated many times to make up the entire "song." The first time through the pattern is the "head" while subsequent repetitions of the pattern are called "choruses."

The way it usually works is this: The composer of the piece writes out the chords for the composition as well as the melody line to be played during the "head."

Once the "head" has been played the chords are repeated and performers take turns soloing over the chords.

After the solos the "head" section is played again & the tune ends.

So now back to the problem.
What holds most jazz compositions together & makes them pleasing to the ear is that only one musician solos at a time. The rest of the band will play the same chords from the "head" but with variations both subtle and drastic. The ability to "play the same thing over and over but different each time" is one of the more challenging aspects of playing jazz.