| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) |
| Kate Bush | Waking the Witch | Hounds of Love |
| David Wilcox and Nanci Petit | Out Beyond Ideas | Out Beyond Ideas |
| Porcupine Tree | Light Mass Prayers | Signify |
| J.R.R Tolkien | Namariye | |
| Jonathan Elias | Hope | Prayer Cycle |
| Gerry Rafferty | The Right Moment | Sleepwalking |
| Jen Chapin | Hurry Up Sky | Linger |
| Julian Lage | Motor Minder | Sounding Point |
| Pat Metheny | This Belongs to You | Unity Band* |
| Beginning of the Day | Panther Hollow | Terraforming* |
| Jim Dexter John Tabacco | The Big Conclusion | Watchdog* |
| Over the Rhine | Bothered | Ohio |
| Afro-Celt Sound System | Saor/Free/News From Nowhere | Sound Magic, Vol.1 |
| Degrassi/Manring/Garcia Trio | The Water Is Wide | Demania |
| Mad Planet | Run to the Sea | Ghost Notes* |
| Field Report | Evergreen | * |
| Petteri Sariola | Without You | Silence! |
| Ray LaMontagne | Be Here Now | 'Til the Sun Turns Black |
| Yes | The More We Live-Let Go | Union |
| Pat Metheny | The First Circle | The First Circle |
| Pat Metheny | Above the Treetops | Secret Story |
Jim's Show for Tuesday, September 11, 2012