At UHC-WP is a reaction vid to Steely Dan’s Do It Again and the core feature is the carefully composed, solid, driving groove, the riff taken through to the end when the bass gets a bit creative for a few bars. There’s an “edge” to the song, even a slightly manic feel, yet obeying all the rules, inc. use of the pause.

In a similar way, when I hear a solid groove laid down by a good rhythm section in many genres, even basso continuo baroque through to the blues in the C20th, then they can do whatever they wish over the top of it, particularly when the tone of the solo shows class, control.

These three songs have got that je ne sais quoi … the first by Jabbo Smith on trumpet:

Coleman Hawkins was known for the “warm tone” solos and over this solid, simple groove … it’s nice:

It’s the Nu Orlins groove here with Johnny Dodds … same principles applying, plus some nice graphics … yes we’ve had this a couple of times before: