| Thieves and Poets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 October 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June 2002 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | John McLaughlin | |||
| John McLaughlin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 20[4] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Thieves and Poets". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Kolosky, Walter (25 October 2003). "John McLaughlin: Thieves and Poets". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b "Thieves and Poets: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
External links[edit]
- Thieves and Poets at Discogs (list of releases)
