It Don't Mean A Thing - Phyllis Hyman and tap dancers (Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle) 

Phyllis had it all....her voice was crisp and clear

if Phyllis had performed in the 30,s-40,s she would be a jazz icon.

Phyllis Hyman's voice is the perfect instrument for Duke Ellington's classic songs. She cannot be surpassed!

I thank God for you tube or I would never have seen beautiful Phyllis and this video.

all i know is when i lived up north, i was a stone cold phyllis stalker..made my wife jealous.. she was and remains my all time favorite female vocalist..what a gift she left for us to listen to.. as much as we want.

What a voice! Her scatting seems effortless and her tone...Wow!! What saddens me for the fans she left behind is that we will never hear her tackle anymore tunes from the Great American Songbook.:(

Now this is what's called a "performance"!!

The world needs to start appreciating talent like this again. Her voice, the dancing, the piano playing, the sick bassline, drums, horns. All that you hear and is is done by years and years of hard work and dedication. This is amazing. We need to have more of this playing on televison.

This can't be touched. She set the bar and hasn't been surpassed.

Phyllis was a gem! stunning beauty! cunning voice. Superstar class act!

I went to school with Phyllis 7th-9th grade. She was awesome even then!!!

Her intonation and the emotions she gives are real. The tap dancers went above and over my expectations.

DAmmmit this number is on Fire!!!!!!!!! All entertainers killing it from the band to the singers to dancers just on FIRE!!!!!

Phyllis Hyman was the truth!!!

Phyllis Hyman was not only an outstanding singer but an amazing outstanding performer. Most artists can't or don't do both.

This was pure dynamite. The dancing was excellent but Phyllis Hyman’s voice is what ignites. Bravo. RIP Phyllis Hyman.

Ohhhhh my goodness...All I can do is sit and shake my head in disbelief...they don't make 'em like Phyllis anymore...between her physical beauty and the beauty of her sultry, mind boggling voice, I am just SPEECHLESS!!!

Let’s just mention.. this woman’s .. was not walking around with a microphone in her hand.. her beautiful/elegant voice.. filled a room & sent chills up please spines🥰.. Such a beautiful/talented woman.. I’m 24 & I learned about her from this show on BET.. so sad.. she committed suicide.. cause of all the pain she was dealing with.. R.I.P 🥰

Phyllis Hyman had a voice unlike no other. I've seen her a few times in concert and she was astounding, and very few singers today are in her league of voice. And those dancers, the extension in high kicks from Gregg Burge and HInton Battle were phenomenal. Incredible dancers and outstanding performance !

This one of the best performances of Phyllis Hyman of all time. God bless you Phyllis Hyman

Oh yeah, she was a highly gifted entertainer. But from my heart as a man: Phyllis Hyman was soooo gosh darned fine...DDG. Such a tragic loss.

Love Phyllis and I remember seeing the show "Sophisticated Ladies". Awesome Production at the Century City Shubert Theater.

How does Beyonce's name even get mentioned? There is absolutely NO comparison AT ALL. Two totally different performers and BOTH great at what they do/did. People really have an issue with this BS. See and artist for their OWN talents Phyllis was in a league of her own and NO ONE will ever be able to do Phyllis justice b/c she did Phyllis to Perfection ....the end.

Phyllis had the voice the face and the body of a superstar 😍😍😍

She has so much control with her voice

SHE WAS EXSTRODINARY ON BROADWAY !

Ms. Phyllis Hyman is a LEAGUE ALL OF HER OWN.... Listen to ANY of her music, the same exact voice live. To filters are ANY OTHER ADDITIVES that's used today by so many of the "SO CALLED GREAT." A true talent and treasure. NOTHING COMPARES TO MS. PHYLLIS HYMAN'S TRUE, RAW, TOTALLY AMAZING TALENT.

She checks all the boxes..great voice, great on the eyes, the talent and the #1 Diva

Phyllis Hyman truly was a Sophisticated Lady. True underated talent

just incredible, all of them; Phyllis is one of the all-time greats, so deeply missed.

This woman was so pretty. An angel in heaven no more pain, just love

Phyllis Hyman was a musical instrument, she surpassed what we refer to as "the singer"...

Phyllis owned the stage! Such natural confidence & supreme vocals! The entire performance was incredible!!! There should of been a full standing ovation.

A true artist! I miss her live performances....RIP Phyllis! U will always be in my heart.

Such a rich, unique voice. She'll always be my number 1 choice of female artists. Her voice can never be duplicated. I miss her talent. I can only imagine the songs she could have given us had she gotten the help she needed to cope with her illness. Definitely, One of the greatest ever!!!!!!

Absolutely world class from 3 wonderfully talented people

Happy Heavenly 29th Anniversary Queen!! Still terribly missing your Earthly Presence, Great Jazz Goddess!!❤

Miss Phyllis Hyman and Co. were absolutely awesome, brilliant performance. 😀😀😀 Whomever was Miss Hyman's manager or agent, clearly didn't fully understand her brand as an Artist. Phyllis was an entertainer, a theatrical and recording artist, whom should have done several musical shows on Broadway around the world. She's a multi-gifted and talented artist, whom should have got numerous awards for theatre, music and all the wonderful accolades she deserved; only if her representative did their job effectively. Anyway, we give Miss Phyllis Hyman several bouquets of roses, pearls, abundant applause, with love, great thanks and gratitude for her phenomenal contribution to music, arts and theatre. Rest in Eternal Peace. ❤️💗💓🌺🌺🌺

Phyllis Hyman is an extraordinary talent. I wish and truly hope she knew how much she is loved and missed. Her legacy belongs with the greats of the US singers. I love her so

I just wish that she knew how great she was as an Artist and I am sad not only because she is no longer on earth, but that she suffered from such severe Depression. RIP Phyllis......and thanks for leaving us and the generations to come with your amazing legacy to be cherished always and forever:)

Enough can not be said about dynamite dancer and choreographer, the late Great Gregg Burge as well; who was Outstanding in Everything we've ever seen him do! Aside from this performance, I adored him in A Chorus Line (the movie), and the Broadway Musical, Song and Dance; he also choreographed Michael Jackson's Bad music video, and co-choreographed the closing summer 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

One of my favorites. Gorgeous here!

I believe that Phyllis was an old soul from an earlier time period that refused to die until her Earthly mission was fully accomplished!! Thank God that my generation had a chance to experience her!! My only regret is that I never got to see her in " Sophisticated Ladies" , but thank goodness for RU-vid videos! 🎶 👗

She was a 10! Absolutely gorgeous woman. Rest well Phyllis

Hinton Battle , Gregg Burge , don't get much better. You're killin' me baby!

I was fortunate enough to see this on Broadway with my grandmother; Ms Hyman was so memorable Saw Hinton Battle in Dancin'. the other great show at that time was Eubie!! These were great showcases for singers and dancers.

@oneindachamber I was lucky enough to see the original production of "Sophisticated Ladies" starring Gregory Hines,Judith Jamison, Phyllis Hyman, and Mercedes Ellington in addition to Maurice Hines at least 15 times; she sang each song differently during each of her performances. Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle could dance like no other: form was impeccable; performance had style, personality and "VOP" and very elegant and gracious together on stage and kept your attention. I miss those days.

This song is going fast and didn't miss a beat vocally

What a beauty! What a talent! What a loss...

Phyllis makes one realize that the popular singers today should not even be mentioned in the same breath as her. She is so far above anyone out there today as are Ella, Sarah and Aretha. They set a standard so high that we may never have talent like that again. Thank God we can still enjoy their legacy.

This is still one of the best musical theatre and dance performances ever captured on videotape. SO good - thanks again for sharing.

I had the pleasure of seeing this show on Broadway and had forgotten just how AWESOME she was in it. She exemplifies the SOPHISTICATED LADY to her core. It's so sad that she was so troubled, as she was just a great human being!

This woman is inspirational even in death. Love me some Phyllis!! You're missed!

still my fave girl rest in peace princess with love from England

pure talent

Her talent surpasses many; a vocalese that is unmatched; a unique powerful voice that is often (attempted) imitated. Her talents are sorely missed in a time when powerful musicians do not a venue to be heard. A time when the quality of music and musicianship has faded into a distant past. This is a time when our young people miss so much of the talent that permeated within the African-American culture throughout our history. She was fabulous . . . she is missed.

Now that's what I call a show!

Unreal! I did the show with Mercer Ellington conducting in Atlantic City. She kills it! What an amazing vocal talent!

Just two high spirits, Phyllis and Greg. God have them on Glory. They us happy (and keeps it doing).

Gosh, she was so beautiful and talented!

I saw this at the Lynne Fontaine Theatre. It was wonderful

July 6th: Happy birthday Singer-Actress Phyllis Linda Hyman (1949-1995) Thank you and God bless. RIP. Thanks for the upload, Rasai. Blessings

This was the first broadway show I saw when i was 18. Gregory Hine and Miss Hines. Amazing. 1981.

I love this, soooo much talent!!!!!

i think she was very underrated. i always enjoyed her talent, her skills and her great voice

That's the beauty of RU-vid. It's all here for us.

she was the real deal

Thanks for the upload. Phyllis and the tap dancers are amazing.

One of the all time great dance and vocal performances

My lord she rocked this. I miss her so much! There will never be another Phyllis.

REMEMBERING COMPOSER EDWARD "DUKE" ELLINGTON (APRIL 29, 1899 - MAY 24, 1974) [04/29/2017]

This is my all time FAVORITE performance by Phyllis! Such a treasure!

Incredible! This would hold up today in any Broadway Play! We lost a great talent!

AFreakingMAZING........ GRADE A TALENT, Sophistication and CLASS!!! YESS PHYLLIS....YES YES YES!!!

Speechless that's all I am speechless, this is real talent right here. Love it love it!!! Just wow. Can we please say revival!!!

what I would give to be from this time period & experience all of it. but no here i am in 2020. sighs*

the news avoids her. because she makes so many "stars" look shit. all true woman. x

omg! this woman was amazing! she is going down in history!

I saw this musical in 1981. i was mesmerized by her pres·ence. Awesome show!!! She was the best!!!! No one! No one can compare to her!!~!!

Why cant black people sing and entertain like this anymore? Lawddddd such talent!!!!

Phyllis in all of her Glory. RIP Queen. Love and miss you

OMG... I miss her so much! Love this video and still cannot believe she is no longer on this here earth! The dancers are amazing. I love NYC for its contributions to the ARTS! GOD bless us ALL!

Unbelievable! Stunning she was and is awsome!

Amazing. Thank you for posting this. My favorite thing about the internet is RU-vid, because of clips like this one.

She is everything...who could want more.

This is fabulous! I would pay my entire paycheck to see a performance like this.

What an astonishingly beautiful, talented woman!

Bravoooooooooooooooooooooo

Wowwwww Amazing singer .

Amazing vocal ability. One of the best, if not the best.

Everything she sings gives me CHILLS!

And she didn't when the Tony Award that year because?

damn I forgot how beautiful this woman was

She is truly phenomenal!!

Love her scat. It's hard to find anyone who can scat like this

Wow...what an amazing performance.6:05 of absolute wonder. So happy I found this.

Igual a ela não tem nenhuma. Elegante, bonita, uma voz maravilhosa! Hj não tem cantoras desse nível!

Really??!?!?!!!!! I'm speechless.

I find my self in love with Phyllis Hyman on 2020

AMAZING!!!!! Phyllis i loooove u! rip! those dancers! wow!