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While Smith's recent albums have been massive in scope (both in terms of subject matter and number of musicians involved), The Great Lakes Suites finds Smith getting back to a lean, powerful quartet setting, substituting saxophonist (and fellow AACM-er) Henry Threadgiil for a pianist in Smith's long-running Golden Quartet.
| Journal | JAZZed |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 35-36 |
Keresman, Mark (2014) Hot Wax--Album Reviews: Wadada Leo Smith - "The Great Lakes Suite". In: JAZZed: Practical Ideas & Techniques for Jazz Educators, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 35-36. Available at https://openmusiclibrary.org/article/629897/.
