- Curtis Salgado - Soul Shot (Alligator)
- Johnnie Bassett - I Can Make That Happen (Sly Dog)
- Little Feat - Rooster Rag (Rounder)
- Rockin' Johnny Band - Grim Reaper (Delmark)
- Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - ONe Wrong Turn (Alligator)
- Albert Castiglia - Living the Dream (Blues Leaf)
- Mannish Boys - Double Dynamite (Delta Groove)
- The 44s - Americana (Rip Cat)
- Tedeschi Trucks Band - Everybody's Talkin' (Sony Masterworks)
- Anthony Gomes - Up 2 Zero (Anthony Gomes)
- Nathan James and the Rhythm Scratchers - What You Make Of It (Delta Groove)
- Phantom Blues Band - Inside Out (Vizztone)
- Matt Hill & the Deep Fryed 2 - Tappin' That Thang (VizzTone)
- Marion James - Northside Soul (Ellersoul)
- Michael "Iron Man" Burks - Show of Strength (Alligator)
- Cee Cee James - Blood Red Blues (FWG)
- Quintus McCormick - Still Called The Blues (Delmark)
- Mud Morganfield - Son of the Seventh Son (Severn)
- Shakura S'aida - Time...(Electro-Fi)
- Tab Benoit - Legacy (Telarc)
- JD McPherson - Signs and Signifiers (Rounder)
- Peter Karp/Sue Foley - Beyond the Crossroads (Blind Pig)
- Treasa Levasseur - Broad (Slim Chicken)
- RJ Mischo - Make It Good (Delta Groove)
- Treasa Levasseur - Broad (Slim Chicken)
- Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials - Jump Start (Alligator)
- Etta Britt - Out of the Shadows (Wrinkled)
- Terry Quiett Band - A Night at the Orpheum (Lucky Bag)
- Sugarman 3 - What the World Needs Now (Daptone)
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Twenty Dozen (Savoy Jazz)
- Enrico Crivellaro - Freewheelin' (Electro-Fi)
- Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream (Red Wing)
- Duke Robillard Jazz Trio - Wobble Walkin' (Blue Duchess)
- Nighthawks - Damn Good Time (Severn)
- Johnny Rawls - Soul Survivor (Catfood)
- Jon Cleary - Occapella! (FHQ)
- Billy Boy Arnold - Sings Big Bill Broonzy (Electro-Fi)
- Janiva Magness - Stronger For It (Alligator)
- Rory Block - I Belong to the Band (Stony Plain)
- Debbie Davies - After the Fall (MC Records)
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.