Miguel Caló

363 recordings identified

Historical background

By the end of 1941, Miguel Caló had assembled a band so brilliant it would later be nicknamed "the orchestra of the stars" (la orquesta de las estrellas), but his best singer, Alberto Podestá, was poached by Carlos Di Sarli, and his radio station bosses pressed him to sack his other singer, Raúl Berón, whose smooth, hushed voice - closer to Bing Crosby than to the dramatic voices then in fashion - stood out awkwardly. Caló went for broke in April 1942, recording an unusually optimistic tango tailor-made for Berón: Al compás del corazón ("To the beat of the heart").

The track became a huge popular hit - bigger even than the version recorded the same year by Di Sarli and Podestá - and instantly defined the Caló style: romantic, smooth, elegant. According to Lavocah, without this gamble and without Berón, the orchestra would likely have taken a more conventional direction and be as forgotten today as a Ricardo Malerba. The "orchestra of the stars" was packed with musician-composers (including pianist Osmar Maderna and violinist Enrique Francini), whose mass departure at the end of 1945 marked the end of its golden run.

Source: Michael Lavocah, Tango Masters: Tango Stories, Musical Secrets, chapitre 6 « Miguel Calo & Raul Beron: to the beat of the heart ».

Musical profile

Character
Lyrical
Energy
Moderate
Complexity
Moderate
Temperament
Extrovert
Role in a milonga
Opening a tanda set, Pivot point
Best years for dancing
1941-1945

Editorial assessment by TandaBuilder, used by its musicalisation engine.

Singers and periods

Also recorded with: Roman Prince, Carlos Dante y Hermanas Morel, Roberto Caló, Raul Iriarte y Los Trovadores del Peru, Raul Iriarte y Luis Tolosa, Mario Cané, Miguel Martino, Trío Palacio-Riverol-Cabral, Carlos Almagro y Trio Los Halcones, Chola Luna, Roberto Mancini, Alfredo Dalton y Roberto Mancini, Carlos Roldán, Raúl Garcés, Hugo San Luis, Roberto Luque y Trio Los Cóndores, Juan Carlos Jordán, Luis Correa, Miguel Montero.

Genres: Tango (305), Valse (30), Milonga (16), Ranchera (4), Milonga [Milonga Candombe] (3), Pasodoble (2), Foxtrot (1), Polca (1), Vals [Pasillo Colombiano, Arr. en Vals] (1).

Extract: 100 of 363 recordings, in alphabetical order.

Title Singer Year Genre
AconsejandoRoberto Luque1963Tango
Acuarela de BrasilInstrumental1959Tango
Adiós (2)Alberto Marino1967Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaAlberto Marino1967Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaRanko Fujisawa1964Tango
Adiós Pampa MíaLucho Gatica1965Tango
Ahora No Me ConocésMarga Fontana1965Tango
A La Gran MuñecaRoberto Arrieta1948Tango
A Las EstrellasInstrumental1963Tango
A Las Siete en El CaféJorge Ortiz1943Tango
Al Compás del Corazón (Late Un Corazón)Lucho Gatica1965Tango
Al Compás del Corazón (Late Un Corazón)Raúl Berón1942Tango
Al Compás del Corazón (Late Un Corazón)Raúl del Mar y Héctor Gagliardi1965Tango
Alla en El Cielo (2)Carlos Dante1935Valse
Alma de BohemioLucho Gatica1965Tango
Alma Mía (2)Carlos Dante y Hermanas Morel1935Tango
AmargurasRoman Prince1933Valse
A Martín FierroInstrumental1943Tango
A Media LuzInstrumental1964Tango
A Media LuzRaúl del Mar y Héctor Gagliardi1965Tango
A Media LuzLucho Gatica1965Tango
A Mi Me Gusta a UstedInstrumental1972Tango
A Mi Me Llaman Juan TangoRaul Iriarte1943Tango
Amo a ParisInstrumental1962Tango
Amor y TangoRaul Iriarte1945Tango
A Mucha HonraLuis Correa1963Tango
Antes del AdiosRoberto Luque1965Tango
Aquel Lugar QueridoInstrumental1969Tango
Aquel Viejo TangoRaúl Ledesma1967Tango
Así Era Ella MuchachosRaúl Ledesma1967Tango
Así Se Baila HoyAlberto Podestá1972Tango
A VilloldoInstrumental1969Tango
AzabacheRaúl Berón1942Milonga [Milonga Candombe]
Bailar y SoñarAlberto Morel1936Valse
Bajo Un Cielo de EstrellasAlberto Podestá1941Valse
Barrio de TangoJorge Ortiz1943Tango
Bebiendo ContigoAlberto Podestá1963Tango
Bien Criolla y Bien PorteñaRaul Iriarte y Luis Tolosa1945Milonga
Bien JailefeCarlos Almagro1955Tango
Boca JuniorsRoberto Arrieta1954Tango
BohardillaRaul Iriarte1944Tango
Brazo de OroInstrumental1963Tango
Caballo de CalesitaCarlos Dante1936Tango
Cada Dia Te Extraño MasLucho Gatica1965Tango
Cada Dia Te Extraño MasRaul Iriarte1943Tango
Café para DosAlfredo Dalton1956Tango
Cafetín de Buenos AiresAlberto Marino1967Tango
CambalacheRoberto Luque1962Tango
CambalacheRoberto Arrieta1947Tango
CaminitoJuan Carlos Fabri1951Tango
CaminitoRanko Fujisawa1964Tango
CaminitoLucho Gatica1965Tango
Canción de Rango (Pa' Que Se Callen)Roberto Rufino1966Tango
Canción DesesperadaRaul Iriarte1945Tango
Canción DesesperadaInstrumental1969Tango
CarriegoRoberto Arrieta1948Tango
Carta para RenéeAlberto Podestá1963Tango
CharamuscaInstrumental1950Tango
Che BandoneónRicardo Blanco1950Tango
CilicioAlberto Marino1967Tango
Cimarrón de AusenciaRoberto Arrieta1945Milonga
Cobrate y Dame El VueltoAlberto Podestá1972Milonga
Cómo Le Digo a La ViejaAlberto Podestá1954Tango
ConcepciónInstrumental1959Tango
ConfesiónMarga Fontana1965Tango
Con PersonalidadInstrumental1972Tango
Coplas de EsperanzaCarlos Dante1934Pasodoble
Corazón de PapelRoberto Arrieta1948Tango
Corazón No Le Hagas CasoRaúl Berón1942Tango
Corazón Si La VierasRoberto Arrieta1945Tango
Corazon Yo Creo en VosAlberto Podestá1972Tango
Cosas de TangoRaul Iriarte1945Tango
Cuando Caigan Las HojasAlberto Marino1967Tango
Cuando Me Entrés a FallarCarlos Barbé1952Tango
Cuando Rondan Los RecuerdosRaúl Ledesma1958Tango
Cuando Tallan Los RecuerdosRaul Iriarte1943Tango
Cuanta AngustiaRoberto Arrieta1957Tango
Cuatro CompasesRaúl Berón1942Tango
Cuento AzulRaul Iriarte1943Tango
De BarroJorge Ortiz1943Tango
DeclaracionCarlos Dante1935Ranchera
Déjame HablarCarlos Barbé1953Tango
De Levita y con BastónInstrumental1972Tango
De Seis a SieteRaul Iriarte1944Tango
DesorientadoCarlos Roldán1956Tango
DespuésRaul Iriarte1944Tango
Disco RayadoInstrumental1950Tango
Domingo a La NocheRaúl Berón1944Tango
Dónde Estás CorazónRaúl del Mar y Héctor Gagliardi1965Tango
Dos FracasosAlberto Podestá1941Tango
Dos FracasosLuis Correa1963Tango
Duelo CriolloRoberto Rufino1966Tango
Dulce AmarguraRoberto Caló1938Tango
Echale SalInstrumental1948Tango
El AbandonoTrío Palacio-Riverol-Cabral1953Valse
El AmanecerInstrumental1969Tango
El Bazar de Los JuguetesAlberto Podestá1954Tango
El ChamuyoInstrumental1951Tango
El ChocloInstrumental1964Tango
El ChupeteInstrumental1967Tango
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