Mike Renzi

Michael E. Renzi (d. 28 Nisan 1941 ö. 28 Eylül 2021), Amerikalı caz müzisyeni, besteci, söz yazarı, müzik yönetmeni ve aranjör.
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)
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