Thieves and Poets

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Thieves and Poets
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Studio album by
Released14 October 2003 (2003-10-14)
RecordedJune 2002
Genre Jazz
Length44:20
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
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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]

Contents

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

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
2003Billboard Top Jazz Albums20 [4]

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