Thieves and Poets
# Thieves and Poets

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

## Track listing

All tracks composed by John McLaughlin; except where indicated

* "Thieves and Poets, Pt. 1" – 12:32
* "Thieves and Poets, Pt. 2" – 8:15
* "Thieves and Poets, Pt. 3" – 5:38
* "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 5:03
* "The Dolphin" (Luiz Eça) – 4:16
* "Stella by Starlight" (Washington, Young) – 4:27
* "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 |
