My burden is great.
Drummers and Bass players could be considered the most important people in a Jazz band. Their role is crucial to the performance. They are not expected to solo. That is not their role.
Think of all the greats, Mingus, Ray Brown, McBride, Ron Carter, Blakey, Jo Jones, Higgins etc....
How often are they leaders? Even when their name is on top of the album jacket, the reviewers talk mostly about the piano and horn players.
Blakey known for bringing along young players, Mingus for his composing, the others for who they play with. The are support players.
No one buys Mingus albums to hear him play Bass. No one buys Messenger albums to hear Art play drums. They wanna hear his latest horn player, or the Messengers as a whole.
Exceptions to this are the 'Showman' drummers. Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa are examples. But what they play is not Jazz, is it.
Cheers