Michael Logan is an American

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. He worked with, among others, Muhal Richard Abrams, Walter Bishop jr., Artie Simmons and the Jazz Samaritans, Clifford Jordan. In 1974 he collaborated with the Italian singer-songwriter and musician

Giuni Russo Giuseppa Romeo (7 September 1951 – 13 September 2004), known professionally as Giuni Russo (), was an Italian singer who specialised in experimental music after a short successful stint as an art-pop singer in the early 1980s. With her five-o ...

, in writing her first album, ''Love is a woman'' (1975), entirely in English. In particular, he wrote the entire song ''Every time you leave''.

Discography

* 1990: ''Night Out'' (

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) with

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, Benny Green, Joe Ford,

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Songs written for other artists

* 1975: ''Love is a woman'' for

(lyrics by Giuni Russo, music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman''; * 1975: ''Everytime you leave'' for

(lyrics and music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman''; * 1975: ''Carol'' for

(lyrics by Giuni Russo, music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman''; * 1975: ''Suddenly I'm alone'' for

(lyrics by Giuni Russo, music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman''; * 1975: ''Acting the part'' for

(lyrics by Giuni Russo, music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman''; * 1975: ''Give me one reason'' for

(lyrics by Giuni Russo, music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman''; * 1975: ''If you really wanna say goodbye'' for

(lyrics by Giuni Russo, music by Michael Logan), released on ''Love is a woman'';

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Logan, Michael American jazz bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Muse Records artists 1948 births Living people 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians