Thieves and Poets

Thieves and Poets is an album by John McLaughlin, released in 2003 through the record label Verve.^[1] The album reached number twenty on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.^[4]

Thieves and Poets
Studio album by John McLaughlin
Released	14 October 2003 (2003-10-14)
Recorded	June 2002
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:20
Label	Verve
Producer	John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay (2001) Thieves and Poets (2003) Industrial Zen (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John McLaughlin; except where indicated

1. "Thieves and Poets, Pt. 1" – 12:32
2. "Thieves and Poets, Pt. 2" – 8:15
3. "Thieves and Poets, Pt. 3" – 5:38
4. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 5:03
5. "The Dolphin" (Luiz Eça) – 4:16
6. "Stella by Starlight" (Washington, Young) – 4:27
7. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:09

Personnel

• Helmut Schartlmüller — bass
• John McLaughlin — guitar
• Matt Haimovitz — cello
• Yan Maresz — Orchestration, Sound Design
• Paul Meyer — clarinet
• Viktoria Mullova — violin

Other credits

• Guido Andreani — assistant engineer
• Pascal Bod — release coordinator
• Peppe de Angelis — assistant engineer
• Thomas Dorn — cover photo
• Lïla Guilloteau — assistant coordinator
• Ira McLaughlin — photography
• Maureen Murphy — release coordinator
• John Newcott — release coordinator
• Christian Pégand — production coordination
• Renato Rivolta — conductor
• Christoph Stickel — mastering
• Marcus Wippersberg — recording, mixing

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	20[4]