For those who want to go beyond the single-disc, best-of collections but aren't ready to shell out for the 10-disc everything-but-the-gardenia-from-her-hair overviews, these two compilations offer beyond-the-basics treats. The first features five discs that span Holiday's performing career from early peaks to late-period valleys. The second collection is a four-disc affair that hits all the familiar highs of her recorded career as well as oodles of deeper cuts. - SARAH RODMAN

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