I was lucky enough to be able to play with a perfect drummer. Solid, groovy, articulate... He’s fantastic at any kind of music. He’s got lots of experience with a big band but also lots of pop, rock, gospel, funk, hip-hop etc. Unfortunately, he lives in a different country than me so we can’t play in a band together. That sucks for me, because I am convinced a drummer like that only happens once in a lifetime...
I wish for every bass player to play at least once with a drummer like that. Puts things into perspective. The band automatically sounds super tight when the drummer knows what to do.