| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
| Traffic | Hidden Treasure | The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys | Island | 1971 |
| The Books with Jose Gonzalez | Cello Song | Dark Was the Night | 4AD | 2009 |
| Bela Fleck | D'Gary Jam | Throw Down Your Heart | Rounder | 2009 |
| Jenny Scheinman | Song for Sidiki | Crossing the Field | Koch | 2008 |
| Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 | Goodnight Oslo | Goodnight Oslo | Yep Roc | 2009 |
| Jana Hunter | There's No Home | There's No Home | Gnomonsong | 2007 |
| Emily Jane White | Bessie Smith | Dark Undercoat | Double Negative | 2008 |
| Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra | Freedom Trail | Harriet Tubman | MSJO | 2008 |
| Darrell Scott | Joan of Arc | Modern Hymns | Appleseed | 2008 |
| The Bad Plus | How Deep Is Your Love | For All I Care | Heads Up | 2009 |
| Craig Armstrong | Laura's Theme | Piano Works | Sanctuary | 2004 |
| Lambchop | I'm Thinking of Number | OH (Ohio) | Merge | 2008 |
| Tom Jones | Green Grass of Home | Hot Country Nights | 32 Pop | 2005 |
| Scott Amendola | Cesar Chavez | Believe | Cryptogramophone | 2007 |
| John Zorn | Bith Aneth | Masada One (Alef) | Tzadik | 1999 |
| Window Twins | Yellows | I'm This Tall City | Howell's Transmitter | 2009 |
| Rob Reich | The Balancing Act | The Balancing Act | RobertReich.com | 2009 |
| The Postmarks | You Only Live Twice | By the Numbers | Unfiltered | 2009 |
| Firesign Theatre | Unconscious Village: Wake Up / Eyeballs in the Sky | Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death | Rhino | 1998 |
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