Thieves and Poets

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
 * 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