@asvjerry Not sure if your comment was in my general direction but it is a point well taken but there are issues.
Case in Point: Charles Bradley " Changes" (2016)
Good to Be Back Home · Charles Bradley · Menahan Street Band
https://youtu.be/SkioNKJMSUY
Really nice cut. Sounds like James Brown. Modern but would I rather listen to James?
So a more modern representation that doesn’t really sound like anyone from the past but has elements
Hiatus Kaiyote - Choose Your Weapon
Shaolin Monk Motherfunk
https://youtu.be/ya7aDtEdTTo?list=RDya7aDtEdTTo
Jekyll · Hiatus Kaiyote
https://youtu.be/sm0NgVtz1YQ?list=PLYNXcgRtGK8EdRW2ZGjs-uZlpvlw3go0Z
Laputa · Hiatus Kaiyote
https://youtu.be/82DBdsi8L6E?list=PLYNXcgRtGK8EdRW2ZGjs-uZlpvlw3go0Z
Swamp Thing · Hiatus Kaiyote
https://youtu.be/wM9yqvkifDs?list=PLYNXcgRtGK8EdRW2ZGjs-uZlpvlw3go0Z
If a new band performs the standards is it modern?