Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ornette Coleman, Wendy Carlos, Pink Floyd, Public Enemy, Eno, Bill Laswell, Vanessa Daou, Prince, Jaco Pastorius, James Brown, Motown, Parliament-Funkadelic....basically, groups who groove their ass off, create dimensional layers of harmony/rhythm/melody, and have realized the X-factor of their personal sound.
Sounds Like
Hmmm...how about this: it's funky; it swings; it has multiple dimensions usually; it plays like a life soundtrack, and features various moods.
I've been playing publicly since I was 10 years old. I kept playing, and I keep on playing, hoping everyday to expand my horizons. I do that best by enjoying music so much that it continues to reveal more and more of its secrets to me.