I guess we could also file this under Groove o’the day. While I’m getting some longer posts together, here are James Gadson’s drum breaks from the song Use Me, by Bill Withers. As you’ll notice from listening to the track, you shouldn’t play the accents too strongly, and the open hihat notes should just have a little sizzle to them.

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The breaks are likely different from the original recording (I haven’t checked), but it’s close enough, and you can see Gadson’s touch on this groove: