Clear Horizon: The Best Of Basia

Performer: Basia
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel includes: Basia Trzetrzelewska (vocals); Mark Jaimes (acoustic guitar); Richard Bull (guitar, programming); Andy Ross (12 string guitar); Andy Sheppard (saxophone); Kevin Robinson (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn); Fayyaz Virji (trombone, tenor horn, euphonium); Danny White (keyboards); Andres Lafone (bass); Andy Gangadeen (drums); Louis Jardin (percussion); Visual Ministry Choir (background vocals). Producers: Danny White, Basia Trzetrzelewska. Engineers include: Will O'Donovan, Mark Chamberlain. Personnel: Basia Trzetrzelewska (vocals); Mark Jaimes (guitar, acoustic guitar); Richard Bull (guitar, drum programming); Andy Ross (12-string guitar); Andy Sheppard (saxophone); Kevin Robinson (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn); Fayyaz Virji (trombone, tenor horn); Danny White (keyboards); Andy Gangadeen (drums); Luis Jardim (percussion). Audio Mixers: Dave Bascombe; Mark Chamberlain. Photographers: Jim Porto; Simon Fowler. Basia never had too many hits, racking up only three charting singles on the Top 100 ("Time and Tide," "New Day for You," "Cruising for Bruising"), but Clear Horizon: The Best of Basia remains an engaging listen nevertheless, because it balances those hits with strong album tracks and forgotten singles. Unlike many artists with a handful of hits, Basia made fully realized albums, but since none of them were drastically dissimilar in style, this compilation works very well. Not only is it the ideal choice for the curious and casual fan, it is truly entertaining for the hardcore fan, since it rounds up all the best cuts on one disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

One of the most famous Polish emigres in the arts, Basia (n�e Barbara Trzetrzelewska) is a jazz/pop vocalist and songwriter with a devoted international audience. She got her start in the early 1980s with a popular U.K.-based light-jazz outfit called Matt Bianco, but by 1987 had gone solo, releasing her first album, TIME AND TIDE, to universal acclaim. The zeitgeist was right for sophisticated, Latin-flavored pop, and critics and audiences loved Basia's supple, four-octave voice and striking good looks. She continued to release albums into the 1990s, but retired from the music business in 1998.

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