Bright: bright?? thats a great adjective to describe it right there.. its bright, its alive.. full of color.. has great cutting ability (can be heard thru any setting at any time).. seemingly polyphonic.. Dark: round, lush, sonorous, full, rich, thick, resounding.. warrrmmmm.. people with dark tones tend to use a great amount of hot, moist air from the very bottom of thier lungs.. people with bright tones tend to use a less moist warm air.. but still support from thier diaphram..

Alto is a smaller horn and sounds better with less brilliance. Tenor involves a little more rip. i roll with a 7 mouthpiece on tenor, and 5 on alto, Fred Hemke and Cannonball Adderley are the best alto players that i've heard live.