Wessell Anderson

Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson (born 1966) is an American jazz alto and sopranino saxophonist.

Anderson grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, and played jazz early on at the urging of his father, who was a drummer.

He also met Branford Marsalis, who convinced him to study with Alvin Batiste at Southern University in Louisiana.

In 1994, he released his debut album on Atlantic Records; pianist Eric Reed and bassist Ben Wolfe were among those who played as sidemen.

His 1998 album Live at the Village Vanguard featured trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, bassist Steve Kirby, pianist Xavier Davis and drummer Jaz Sawyer.