Thieves and Poets

Thieves and Poets
Studio album by
John McLaughlin
Released14 October 2003 (2003-10-14)
RecordedJune 2002
GenreJazz
Length44:20
LabelVerve
ProducerJohn McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay
(2001) 		Thieves and Poets
(2003) 		Industrial Zen
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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]

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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Thieves and Poets". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ Kolosky, Walter (25 October 2003). "John McLaughlin: Thieves and Poets". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ a b "Thieves and Poets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.


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