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| | AMZ - December, 1999 - Phyllis Hyman |
 | | Although her silky register was always quite striking, Hyman has remained one of the more elusive elite among the disco-era divas. |
 | | Though virtually unusable by the current rash of sampling pirates (Hyman's work was never about the groove, unless you're talking between-the-satin-sheets, midnight grooves), Hyman's material has been re-evaluated recently by a lot of adult contemporary DJs who can now easily link her vocal stylings to singers like Diana Krall or Vanessa Rubin. |
 | | The current correlation, of course, is striking, as Hyman's soulful shifts and breathy phrasing of the Motown pop nugget "Betcha By Golly, Wow," turns that tune's stunning, descending chorus into something near religious. |
| www.music-reviewer.com /12_99/phyman.htm (282 words) |
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