The way it sounds

aw, emotive, and high-energy alto saxophone sound that bridged jazz, pop, R&B, and rock crying" tone, intense dynamics, and intense, quick-fingered improvisations blended gritty blues, soul-based melodicism, and rhythmic fusion pentatonic scales with a loose feel with glissandos and "swallowing" sounds rock and funk soul-heavy blues and modern pop sensibility, high-baffle mouthpiece