Stevie Wonder
2009-06-30
International Jazz Festival of Montreal
30th Anniversary Grand opening
Quartier des Spectacles General Motors Scene
Montreal, Quebec
Attendance between 150,000 to 200,000 people
Recorded dead center at about 80 feet from the stage

Core Sound Binaural mics
Battery box (flat response) -> Edirol R-09HR ->
16 bit - 88.2 kHz > FLAC >
Audacity > Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 >
CD Wave Editor > WAV 16 bit 48 kHz > FLAC

What a day. Got to the location at noon. The gate opened up at 15h00. I recorded the sound check without and with
Stevie Wonder. Will propably get them available in the near futur. Concert started 30 minutes late due to the rain.
Concert was about 2 and a half hours long without intermission.
A celebration of Michael Jackson carreer was on his schedule
“I want for us to celebrate the life and the legacy of Michael Jackson,”
Thanks to T for doing all the editing and mastering.

Set List

01. (applause greeting)
02. I Can't Help It
03. As If You Read My Mind
04. Master Blaster
(Michael Jackson Official Release)*
05. Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
06. All I Do (Is Think About You)
07. Michelle
08. Knocks Me Off My Feet
09. Check On Your Love
10. The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson Official Release) (SW sings over}
11. Higher Ground
12. All Blues (Stevie Wonder on harmonica)
13. Giant Steps
14. Spain [Stevie playing Concerto de Aranjuez on harmonica, with each band member taking a chorus]
15. Our Love is Here to Stay
16. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing
17. Overjoyed
18. I'm Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life (Aisha Morris singing)
19. My Cherie Amour
20. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
21. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
22. For Once In My Life
23. Do I Do
24. I Just Called To Say I Love You
25. These Three Words
26. Sir Duke / I Wish / Isn't She Lovely
27. Superstition
28. Jam - > Band Intro
29. As
Montage (Michael Jackson Official release)*

* Removed Official albums
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T's notes

This show was recorded by patpier. He asked me if I would edit and master his recording. His original WAV files were recorded at 16 bit 88.2 kHz. He provided his recording to me in 2 FLAC files.

I cleaned up the heads and tails of the recording. I removed the official Michael Jackson recordings which were played through the PA except for "The Way You Make Me Feel" which I left in place because Stevie Wonder sang over the recording for almost half of the song.

I used the equalizer in Roxio to boost the high frequencies.

I reduced the volume of some of the loud clapping and increased the overall volume. A couple of the songs and also when Stevie talks were at a very low volume. I boosted those sections to acceptable levels.

I resampled from 16 bit 88.2 kHz to 16 bit 48 kHz, spit into individual tracks, converted to FLAC and identified some of the song titles.

July 3, 2009 T________