Playing the melody while trading

Here is a video of me playing "Monk's Dream" with a guitar trio.  Although there is lots of stuff that I wish I had done better in this video, I think that if you listen to the section where I am trading 8's with the guitar player (starting around 5:40) you will hear how I am trying to keep elements of the melody alive in my trading.  This is one of the ideas that I have been working hard to incorporate into my playing, so I hope that it comes across.  If you are having trouble hearing the melody, trying singing it along with the video.