There’s some nice late-60’s funk drumming by Idris Muhammad (named Leo Morris at the time) on Grant Green’s Carryin’ On album. This is from the James Brown tune I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothin’:
That same little linear pattern in the last half of the measure happens again, with some elaboration, on the Meters tune Ease Back, from the same record. This has a little more of a New Orleans feel:
During the intro play the first measure only, with a buzz roll on the & of 4. The snare hits are at a fairly uniform volume, with a slight emphasis on the 2 and 4 & in the first measure.
Audio after the break:
You’ll have to buy the CD to get audio for IDWNTGMN– it doesn’t appear to be available for on YouTube or as an mp3 purchase. Maybe you can find it on iTunes. Here’s another, dare I say not quite as hip, version of the tune, with Stix Hooper on drums:
Here’s Ease Back: