Biabman,

There are some sweet jazz styles with vibes. The rhythm parts are as you suggest, namely vibes playing held chords. And the vibes player is the great Steve Nelson.

You can listen to them by playing the band demo of the ones with “rhythm” in the name,

https://www.pgmusic.com/realtracks.artists.php?a=43&os=win

you can find them in the style picker by filtering by Steve Nelson.

Steve is considered one of the best jazz vibes players, including playing with most of the jazz greats including being a member of the famous George Shearing Quintet, who had that famous sound with vibes, piano and guitar. Here’s’ Steve’s bio https://www.stevenelsonvibes.com/bio

Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.