Allmand Chaoten Orchester

Allmand Chaoten Orchester: Potato Jazz, Live / Pool Jazz

by Jack Bowers
September 1, 1999

The 21–year–old Allmand Chaoten Orchester, based in Stuttgart, is another of the many young German big bands who obviously love what they are doing and are a lot of fun to hear. The more recent of these two discs, Potato Jazz, was recorded in concert in ’98 to mark the ACO’s 20th anniversary. After opening with an a cappella choral version of what sounds like a German drinking song (“Eine Kartoffel”), the ensemble settles into a more Jazz–oriented groove that ...