Very possibly. He was known, as you suggest, for his wry sense of humor. Great player and great loss. I’ll never forget the first time I heard his playing. I was a sophomore in high school (1975) and just starting to discover jazz and jazz saxophone in particular. In this case it was "fusion". My band director said to me "You got to hear this guy" and played me this record. It was Michael Brecker on Billy Cobham’s "Crosswinds". On that record the guitarist was John Abercrombie:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z2tNB-tQjiE
The tune that introduced me to Michael Brecker:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-b_h8i9eWU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z2tNB-tQjiE
The tune that introduced me to Michael Brecker:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-b_h8i9eWU