NEWPORT, R.I.—Michael Renzi, who during a storied musical career worked with Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé, Lena Horne, and some of the other biggest names in jazz and pop, and who for years was also the musical director of “Sesame Street,” has died. He was 80. Renzi died Wednesday at Newport Hospital in Rhode Island after a short illness, according to Memorial Funeral Homes. “Rest in Peace, Mike Renzi, one of the very best. Angels on your pillow, Maestro,” said a post on Lee’s official Twitter account. Lee died in 2002. He was a composer, pianist, or arranger on more than 100 recordings, also working with Jack Jones, Liza Minnelli, and Maureen McGovern, and in 2014 appearing in the Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga collaboration “Cheek to Cheek.” Renzi was the musical director on “Sesame Street” from 2000 until 2010 and was also a resident composer for the soap opera “All …