<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> While the term Dixieland is still in wide use, the term's appropriateness is a hotly debated topic in some circles . For some it is the preferred label (especially bands on the USA's West coast and those influenced by the 1940s revival bands), while others would rather use terms like Classic jazz or Traditional jazz . Some of the latter consider Dixieland a derogatory term implying superficial hokum played without passion or deep understanding of the music and because "Dixie" is a reference to pre Civil War Southern States . Many black musicians have traditionally rejected the term as a style distinctive from traditional jazz, characterized by the staccatic playing in all - white groups such as The Original Dixieland Jazz Band in contrast to the slower, syncopated back - beat style of playing characterized by musicians like King Oliver or Kid Ory . </P> <P> Dixieland is often today applied to bands playing in a traditional style . Bands such as those of Eddie Condon and Muggsy Spanier were tagged with the Dixieland label, reflecting the grouping of the Chicago and New Orleans styles of traditional jazz under the same label . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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