A small further observation - in rock and pop music, the pulse of the music is set by the combination of bass drum, snare and hi hat, whereas in jazz the ride cymbal is the dominant pulse setter.
@OP, you will hear the bass drum in jazz recordings, just don't expect it to be there all the time or on two and four.
BTW Bruce Gary was the drummer in the Knack - an absolutely outstanding and underrated drummer. Check out Africa (not the Toto Jeff Porcaro song) on the Round Trip album.