rare groove

English

Noun

rare groove (uncountable)

1. (music) Soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure.
   • 2011, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise: 20 Years of Writing About Hip Rock and Hip Hop:

     The brainchild of DJ Gilles Peterson, it specializes in a dance-oriented fusion of rap, rare groove and jazz, combined with 'motivational' lyrics.