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SYL VANE: L’Ombre et la Nuit (Selected Works 1968–1982) Archival Liner Notes — Anthology Reissue (Ace Records / Light in the Attic) The Paris Sessions (1968–1970) By the time Nottingham-born vocalist Sylvia Stubbs arrived in Paris in late 1967, she was already a seasoned performer with a commanding, velvet-toned mezzo-soprano. Rebranded as Syl Vane by her husband—Parisian jazz arranger and studio keyboardist Gérard Vane—Sylvia quickly integrated into the city’s session scene. Her breakthrough came when she caught the attention of expatriate American songwriting duo Frank Cuthbert and Michelle Moroney. Moroney’s dense jazz-pop chords and Chuthbert’s biting, cinematic lyrics required a singer o...