| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) |
| Kate Bush | Waking the Witch | Hounds of Love |
| The Story | Just One Word | Grace in Gravity |
| King Crimson | One Time | Thrak |
| Pat Metheny Trio | Just Like the Day | 99>00 |
| Suzi Katz | Just Like Today | Suzi Katz |
| Plants and Animals | Before | The End of That* |
| Bill Frisell & Petra Haden | When You Wish Upon a Star | Petra Haden & Bill Frisell |
| Duncan Sheik | Earthbound Starlight | Whisper House |
| Ray Montagne | Can I Stay | 'Til the Sun Turns Black |
| Shawn Colvin | Cry Like An Angel | Steady On |
| Squackett | The Summer Backwards | Squackett* |
| Steve Howe | To Be Over | Natural Timbre |
| James Earl Jones | To Be A Drum | StoryLine Online |
| Tabacco, Dexter, DiMauro | Herogi's Calling | Gateways |
| Sara Jaffe | The Way Sound Leaves A Room | The Body Wins* |
| Missy Higgins | All In My Head | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle* |
| Jonathan Elias | Deliverance | Path to Zero-A Prayer Cycle |
| Pat Metheny | Long Ago Child/ Fallen Star | New Chatauqua |
| Cathy Jordan | The Road I Go | All the Way Home* |
| Jethro Tull | Just Trying To Be | Aqualung -40th Anniversary |
| Pat Metheny | Above the Treetops | Secret Story |
Jim's Show for Tuesday August 21, 2012