Mike Renzi
Michael Ernest Renzi was an American composer, music director, pianist, and jazz musician. Renzi graduated from the Boston Conservatory in 1973 and from Berklee College of Music in 1974. He was a musical director for Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé for over 25 years. He worked on Sesame Street as the music director for seasons 31 through 40 and led the Mike Renzi Trio.
He died in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 28, 2021, at the age of 80.
Discography
With Lena HorneLena Horne: The Lady and Her Music The Men in My Life We'll Be Together Again An Evening with Lena Horne Being MyselfWith Maureen McGovernAnother Woman in Love Christmas with Maureen McGovern Baby I'm Yours The Pleasure of His Company
With Mel TormeMel Torme and Friends Torme/Encore at Marty's New York An Evening with Mel Torme
With Grady TateGrady Tate Sings TNT Body & Soul Feeling Free
With others
- Laurie Beechman, Time Between the Time
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Cheek to Cheek
- Ruth Brown, The Songs of My Life
- LaVerne Butler, No Looking Back
- Cynthia Crane & Mike Renzi, Our First Christmas
- Cynthia Crane Smoky Bar Songs for the No Smoking Section
- Blossom Dearie, Positively Volume VII
- Blossom Dearie & Mike Renzi, Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Two People Who Resemble Each Other, in this Case Musically)
- Denise DeCaro, Providence...Live!
- Denise DeCaro, Christmas and You
- Trudy Desmond, Make Me Rainbows
- Ann Burton, New York State of Mind
- Judy Carmichael & Harry Allen, Can You Love Me Once More?
- Meredith D'Ambrosio, Echo of a Kiss
- Jane Harvey, The Other Side of Sondheim
- Jane Harvey, The Jazz Side of Sondheim
- Jorn Hoel, Love Will Make You Do Things That You Know Is Wrong
- Dick Johnson, Introduction to the Lyricon
- Jack Jones Paints a Tribute to Tony Bennett
- Jack Jones Love Makes The Changes: The Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman
- Peggy King, Peggy King Sings Jerome Kern
- Nicolas King, Nineteen
- Nicolas King, On Another Note
- Nicolas King, Act One
- Hilary Kole, You Are There
- Hilary Kole, Moments Like This
- Peggy Lee, Peggy Lee Sings the Blues
- Peggy Lee, The Peggy Lee Songbook: There'll Be Another Spring
- Peggy Lee, Moments Like This
- Gene Lees, Bridges: Gene Lees Sings the Gene Lees Song Book
- Jay Leonhart, Salamander Pie
- Jay Leonhart, Life Out On the Road
- Gloria Lynne, This One's On Me
- Ray Materick, Sidestreets
- Liza Minnelli, Gently
- Anne Marie Moss, Don't You Know Me?
- Gerry Mulligan, Soft Lights & Sweet Music
- Mark Murphy, Satisfaction Guaranteed
- Regis & Joy, Just You Just Me
- Samuel Ramey, Sam Ramey On Broadway
- Annie Ross, Music Is Forever
- Annette Sanders, Everything I Love
- Jonathan Schwartz, Anyone Would Love You
- Carol Sloane, The Real Thing
- Carol Sloane, Live at Birdland
- Sylvia Syms, She Loves to Hear the Music
- Was (Not Was), Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
- Thomas Young, ''High Standards''