John Fordham

John Fordham’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 7 reviews, going back to 2005, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Jazz 71%
  • Pop 14%
  • Folk, Country & Americana 14%

Find John Fordham

More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.

Their favorites

  1. Miles DavisA Tribute to Jack Johnson 100 The Guardian
  2. John ColtraneBoth Directions at Once: The Lost Album 80 The Guardian
  3. Miles Davis‘Round About Midnight 80 The Guardian
  4. Miles DavisTutu 80 The Guardian
  5. Barbra StreisandLove Is the Answer 60 The Guardian

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
John ColtraneBoth Directions at Once: The Lost AlbumThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5872018
Barbra StreisandLove Is the AnswerThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5792009
Diana KrallQuiet NightsThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5692009
Miles DavisA Tribute to Jack JohnsonThe Guardian via Wikipedia100 5/5962005
Miles Davis‘Round About MidnightThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/587
Norah JonesCome Away with MeThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/577
Miles DavisTutuThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/574

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