[Dixielandjazz] 3B`s

[Pat Ladd]

most contained a lot of non-jazz material, >>

I agree with that, but it all swung. (swanged,, swinged)

< his beautiful clarinet made "Stranger on the Shore" somewhat listenable>
 You have to remember that `Strangler on the floor` was written as a theme 
tune for a TV programme.
It is rather like Wonderful World. They are both shmaltzy tunes which were 
never intended to be considered as anything approaching jazz.. They just 
happened to be recorded by jazzmen and by popular request were just absorbed 
into the repertoire of other bands which played jazz/swing .

Pat