Robben Ford line over C7 blues

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" How could anybody play such a great line over a blues?" That´s me asking my guitar teacher twenty years ago when I just couldn´t believe it how great Robben Ford was sounding on "Misdirected Blues". And my teacher answered rather dryly something like "if you play long enough something like this can come out...."
So in this video I have a look on the line Robben Ford is playing over a C Blues. What does he do? and why does it sound so good?

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[jordantulloch]

This is great! I transcribed this solo last year, but it is so cool to see you go in depth with what he is doing. I learn a lot from your videos. You are a great teacher

[bluespig]

Hello from Sydney, Australia. Thanks for the great work.

[davidseriff]

I am glad you are covering Robben Ford. He doesn't get the credit he deserves for being a fantastic jazz guitar player as well as a great blues player.

[lmccay]

Nice! When I look at those fingerings, it seems almost entirely C Maj diatonic with some chromatics thrown in and targeting the b3. I would have said that it was an enclosure around the 3rd but then it goes back to the b3 again. Can you explain how or why that should be viewed as starting with an Amin7 arpeggio with a b5 instead? Is it for better understanding how it sounds and works together? I know that I am just bumping up against my ignorance here and hoping to get some clarity on it. Thank you for this breakdown!