Turn-Around: Cmaj7 - A7 - Dm7 - G7

Type A: Jazzier

 Cmaj7- A7b9 - Dm7 - G7b9

 C6/9 - A7 - Dm11 - G13
 C6 - A7b9 - Dm7 -G7#5#9

Type B: Even Jazzier, Using Chord Substitutions

 C6/E - Ebdim- Dm7 - G9

 Em7 - A9 - Dm7 - G9

 Em11 - A11 - Dm11 - G11

 Em7 - A7b9 - Dm7 - G7b9

 Em7 - A13 - Dm7 - G13

 Em7b5- A7alt- Dm7 - G7

 E7#9 - A13 - D7#9 - G13

 C6 - A7#9 - D13 - G7#9

 C6 - Am7 - Ab7 - F/G

 Cmaj9- A13 - Ab7b5- G13

 C6 - Eb13 - D13 - Db13

  C/E - Eb13 - D7 -Dbmaj7

 Em7 - Eb7 - Dm11 - Db7b5

 Em9 - Eb9 - Dm9 - Db9

 Cmaj7-Ebmaj7-Abmaj7-Dbmaj7#11

Type C: Really Far-Fetched "Out" Type of Reharmonization

 C6 - F#/E - Dm7 - E/D

 C6/9 - Bbdim- Adim - Abdim

 Cmaj7- F#/A - F/D - E/G

 C7#9 - A13/C- B/C - Ab/Bb

 C13 -Ebmaj7- F7 - Db13

 Am7 - Cm/C#- B/C - F4/B

 Am7 - Ab7 -G7sus4- Ab7

 Am7 - Bbm7 - Am7 - Abm6

 Am7 -Abmaj7-G7sus4- Ab/Bb

Can you still see the relationship between these turn-arounds and the original? The type C
turn-arounds are not exactly from your "Chord Substitution for Beginners" course... :-)
Using Minor Pentatonic Scales for Playing on Turn-Arounds

Let's look at the turn-around Cmaj7 - A7 - Dm7 - G7. An easy way to use a minor pentatonic
scale is to use the E minor pentatonic scale over the whole progression.

Other ways to use minor pentatonic scales are:

Cmaj7 - E minor pentatonic, A7 - E minor pentatonic, Dm7 - A minor pentatonic, G7 - D
minor pentatonic
Cmaj7 - B minor pentatonic, A7 - C minor pentatonic, Dm7 - A minor pentatonic, G7 - Bb
minor pentatonic
Cmaj7 - A minor pentatonic, A7 - C minor pentatonic, Dm7 - A minor pentatonic, G7 - Bb
minor pentatonic
Cmaj7 - E minor pentatonic, A7 - G minor pentatonic, Dm7 - E minor pentatonic, G7 - F
minor pentatonic

Other Scale Choices for Playing on Turn-Arounds

Let's look at the turn-around Cmaj7 - A7alt - Dm7 - G7alt. It can be handled in the following
way:
Cmaj7 - C Ionian, A7alt - A alt scale = Eb Lydian b7 ( = Eb overtone), Dm7 - D Dorian,
G7alt - G alt scale = Db Lydian b7