Mike Renzi

**Michael E. Renzi** (28 Nisan 1941 – 28 Eylül 2021), Amerikalı caz müzisyeni, besteci, söz yazarı, müzik yönetmeni ve aranjördür.
## Yaşamı
Renzi, 28 Nisan 1941'de Providence, Rhode Island'da doğdu. 1962'de başladığı müzik kariyerini 2021 yılındaki ölümüne kadar sürdürdü. 25 yılı aşkın süre müzisyenler; Peggy Lee ve Mel Tormé'nin aranjörlüğünü yaptı. Efsane çocuk programı *[[Susam Sokağı]]* bünyesinde 31. ve 40. sezonlar arasında müzik yönetmeni olarak yer aldı. Şarkıcı Cynthia Crane ile "Our First Christmas" adlı çalışmayı kaydetti. Ayrıca "Mike Renzi Trio" orkestrasını yönetti.

## Ölümü
Renzi, 29 Eylül 2021 tarihinde 80 yaşında vefat etti.
## Diskografi
**[[Lena Horne]] ile**
* *Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music* (Qwest, 1981)
* *We'll Be Together Again* (Blue Note, 1994)
* *An Evening with Lena Horne* (Blue Note, 1995)
* *Being Myself* (Blue Note, 1998)

**[[Maureen McGovern]] ile**
* *Another Woman in Love* (CBS, 1987)
* *Baby I'm Yours* (BMG, 1992)
* *The Pleasure of His Company* (Sterling, 1998)

**[[Mel Torme]] ile**
* *Mel Torme and Friends* (Finesse, 1981)
* *Torme/Encore at Marty's New York* (Flair, 1982)
* *An Evening with Mel Torme* (Concord Jazz, 1996)

**[[Grady Tate]] ile**
* *Grady Tate Sings TNT* (Milestone, 1991)
* *Body & Soul* (Milestone, 1993)
* *Feeling Free* (Pow Wow, 1999)

**Diğer çalışmalar**
* Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, *Cheek to Cheek* (Columbia/Interscope, 2014)
* Ruth Brown, *The Songs of My Life* (Victor, 1993)
* LaVerne Butler, *No Looking Back* (Chesky, 1993)
* Cynthia Crane & Mike Renzi, *Smoky Bar Songs for the No Smoking Section* (Lookoutjazz, 1994)
* Blossom Dearie, *Positively Volume VII* (Daffodil, 1983)
* Blossom Dearie & Mike Renzi, *Tweedledum and Tweedledee* (Master Mix, 1991)
* Trudy Desmond, *Make Me Rainbows* (Koch, 1995)
* Ann Burton, *New York State of Mind* (Apollon, 1986)
* Judy Carmichael & Harry Allen, *Can You Love Me Once More?* (JC/GAC, 2016)
* Meredith D'Ambrosio, *Echo of a Kiss* (Sunnyside, 1998)
* Jane Harvey, *The Other Side of Sondheim* (Atlantic, 1988)
* Jane Harvey, *The Jazz Side of Sondheim* (Little Jazz Bird, 2011)
* Jorn Hoel, *Love Will Make You Do Things That You Know Is Wrong* (Decca, 1989)
* Dick Johnson, *Introduction to the Lyricon* (Computone, 1974)
* Peggy King, *Peggy King Sings Jerome Kern* (Stash, 1985)
* Hilary Kole, *You Are There* (Justin Time, 2010)
* Hilary Kole, *Moments Like This* (Victor, 2011)
* Peggy Lee, *Peggy Lee Sings the Blues* (Musicmasters, 1988)
* Peggy Lee, *The Peggy Lee Songbook: There'll Be Another Spring* (Musical Heritage Society, 1990)
* Gene Lees, *Bridges: Gene Lees Sings the Gene Lees Song Book* (Kanata/CBC, 1971)
* Jay Leonhart, *Salamander Pie* (DMP, 1983)
* Jay Leonhart, *Life Out On the Road* (Nesak, 1990)
* Gloria Lynne, *This One's On Me* (HighNote, 1998)
* Ray Materick, *Sidestreets* (Kanata, 1972)
* Liza Minnelli, *Gently* (Angel, 1996)
* Anne Marie Moss, *Don't You Know Me?* (Stash, 1981)
* Gerry Mulligan, *Soft Lights & Sweet Music* (Concord Jazz, 1986)
* Mark Murphy, *Satisfaction Guaranteed* (Muse, 1980)
* Regis & Joy, *Just You Just Me* (Big Dot, 2009)
* Samuel Ramey, *Sam Ramey On Broadway* (Teldec, 1993)
* Annie Ross, *Music Is Forever* (DRG, 1996)
* Carol Sloane, *The Real Thing* (Contemporary, 1990)
* Sylvia Syms, *She Loves to Hear the Music* (A&M, 1978)
* Was (Not Was), *Born to Laugh at Tornadoes* (Geffen, 1983)
* Thomas Young, *High Standards* (ESS.A.Y 1992)

## Kaynaklar

## Dış bağlantılar
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*Mike Renzi  at Artistdirect.com
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