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'''Michael E. Renzi''' (known as "Mike Renzi", born April 28, 1946 in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719966 | title=Mike Renzi | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=2018-01-23}}</ref>) is an American [[composer]], [[music director]], [[pianist]] and [[jazz musician]]. He was musical director for [[Peggy Lee]] and [[Mel Torme]] for over 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peggylee.com/tribute/tribute_popup8.htm |title=Peggy Lee's official website |publisher=Chuck Pulin |date=2003 |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> He is also friends and partners with [[Vocal jazz|jazz singer]] [[Cynthia Crane]], with whom he has published a [[Christmas]] album titled "''Our First Christmas''".<ref name="C.C. and M.R.">{{cite web |url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/crane3 |title= Cynthia Crane and Mike Renzi |publisher=cdbaby.com |date=1993 |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> Renzi also has his own jazz group called "The Mike Renzi Trio",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/10/cyrille_aimee_wins_the_first_s.html|title=Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition|date=October 21, 2012|work=[[NJ.com]]|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> which published an album together with tenor sax legend [[Ben Webster]].
'''Michael E. Renzi''' (born April 28, 1946 in [[Providence, Rhode Island]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719966 | title=Mike Renzi | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=2018-01-23}}</ref>) is an American [[composer]], [[music director]], [[pianist]] and [[jazz musician]]. He was musical director for [[Peggy Lee]] and [[Mel Torme]] for over 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peggylee.com/tribute/tribute_popup8.htm |title=Peggy Lee's official website |publisher=Chuck Pulin |date=2003 |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> He is also friends and partners with [[Vocal jazz|jazz singer]] [[Cynthia Crane]], with whom he has published a [[Christmas]] album titled "''Our First Christmas''".<ref name="C.C. and M.R.">{{cite web |url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/crane3 |title= Cynthia Crane and Mike Renzi |publisher=cdbaby.com |date=1993 |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref> Renzi also has his own jazz group called "The Mike Renzi Trio",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/10/cyrille_aimee_wins_the_first_s.html|title=Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition|date=October 21, 2012|work=[[NJ.com]]|accessdate=January 26, 2017}}</ref> which published an album together with tenor sax legend [[Ben Webster]].


==Credits==
==Credits==
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*''[[Sesame Street]]'' (2005–2007)
*''[[Sesame Street]]'' (2005–2007)


===Sideman===
===Sound recordings===
;As co-leader
* ''[[Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Two People Who Resemble Each Other, in this Case Musically)]]'' (and [[Blossom Dearie]], [[Daffodil Records|Daffodil]], 1991 [2005])
;Sideman
'''With [[Etta Jones]]'''
'''With [[Etta Jones]]'''
*''[[At Last (Etta Jones album)|At Last]]'' (Muse, 1995)
* ''[[At Last (Etta Jones album)|At Last]]'' ([[Muse Records|Muse]], 1995)
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;Singles:

==Discography==
===Tweedledum & Tweedledee===
''Written together with [[Blossom Dearie]]

{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Album
!colspan="9"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Sales and certifications
|-
!width="30"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small>
|-
| 1991
| ''Tweedledum & Tweedledee''
*First studio album
*Release date: 1991<ref name="Amazon 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001YJQ/famouspeoplewith |title=Tweedledum & Tweedledee album |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=2008-07-02}}</ref>
*Label: [[Daffodil]]<ref name="Amazon 1"/>
*CD release date: December 6, 2005<ref name="Amazon 1"/>
*Sales:
|-
|}

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Singles:

# I Don't Remember
# I Don't Remember
# Ev'rybody Loves Jobim
# Ev'rybody Loves Jobim
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| ''Let's Go Back to the Waltz''
| ''Let's Go Back to the Waltz''
*Second studio album
*Second studio album
*Release date: March 3, 1993
*Release date: March 3, 1993<ref name="Amazon 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000205H/famouspeoplewith |title=Let's Go Back to the Waltz album |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref>
*Label: [[Premier Recordings]]<ref name="Amazon 2"/>
*Label: [[Premier Recordings]]<ref name="Amazon 2"/>
*CD release date: March 3, 1993<ref name="Amazon 2"/>
*CD release date: March 3, 1993<ref name="Amazon 2"/>

Revision as of 12:04, 22 October 2018

Mike Renzi
Mike Renzi, c. 2009.
Mike Renzi, c. 2009.
Background information
Born (1946-04-28) April 28, 1946 (age 78)
Providence, Rhode Island
GenresJazz, vocal jazz, traditional pop
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, arranger, composer, musical director
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals
Years active1962–present

Michael E. Renzi (born April 28, 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island)[1]) is an American composer, music director, pianist and jazz musician. He was musical director for Peggy Lee and Mel Torme for over 25 years.[2] He is also friends and partners with jazz singer Cynthia Crane, with whom he has published a Christmas album titled "Our First Christmas".[3] Renzi also has his own jazz group called "The Mike Renzi Trio",[4] which published an album together with tenor sax legend Ben Webster.

Credits

Composer

Music Director

Sound recordings

As co-leader
Sideman

With Etta Jones

Singles
  1. I Don't Remember
  2. Ev'rybody Loves Jobim
  3. I Thought I Heard a Hummingbird
  4. Quiet Time
  5. My Love Went to London
  6. I Did It All for You
  7. Not You Again
  8. Blossom
  9. Love Is on the Way
  10. Fred Astaire
  11. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Let's Go Back to the Waltz

Written together with Bobbi Baird

Year Album Chart positions Sales and certifications
US
1993 Let's Go Back to the Waltz

Singles:

  1. What'll I Do?
  2. Let's Go Back To The Waltz/The Waltz Of Long Ago
  3. Remember
  4. Just One Way To Say 'I Love You'
  5. When I Lost You
  6. Where Is My Little Old New York?
  7. Reaching For The Moon
  8. All Alone
  9. Always
  10. Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk
  11. We'll Never Know
  12. Paris Wakes Up And Smiles
  13. The Russian Lullaby
  14. Marie
  15. Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me?
  16. The Song Is Ended

Our First Christmas

Written together with Cynthia Crane

Year Album Chart positions Sales and certifications
US
1993 Our First Christmas
  • Third studio album
  • Release date: 1993[3]
  • Label:
  • CD release date: 1993[3]
  • Sales:

Singles:

  1. Our First Christmas
  2. Once a Year Miracle
  3. Paris in the Snow
  4. Little Jack Frost
  5. Christmas Morning
  6. The Best Christmas
  7. A Song For Christmas
  8. Christmas Is An Island
  9. Keep Christmas With You
  10. If I Hear Another Song About Christmas
  11. Noel Blanc (white Christmas)

Ben Webster With The Mike Renzi Trio

Written together with Ben Webster

Year Album Chart positions Sales and certifications
US
Ben Webster With The Mike Renzi Trio
  • Fourth studio album
  • Release date:
  • Label:
  • CD release date:
  • Sales:

Singles:

  1. Perdido
  2. My Romance
  3. Lover, Come Back to Me
  4. Danny Boy
  5. On Green Dolphin Street
  6. Go Home
  7. Bye Bye Blackbird
  8. Sometimes I'm Happy
  9. How Long Has This Been Going On?
  10. Embraceable You
  11. The Theme
  12. My Romance [*]
  13. Wee Dot

Providence Jam

Year Album Chart positions Sales and certifications
US
1995 Providence Jam
  • Fifth studio album
  • Release date: May 25, 1995
  • Label:
  • CD release date:
  • Sales:

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards:

Daytime Emmy awards:

Sources

  1. ^ "Mike Renzi". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Peggy Lee's official website". Chuck Pulin. 2003. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Cynthia Crane and Mike Renzi". cdbaby.com. 1993. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  4. ^ "Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition". NJ.com. October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Amazon 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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