Another Hairdo is a bebop composition by Charlie Parker, first recorded on December 21, 1947, at United Sound Studio in Detroit with his quintet featuring Miles Davis on trumpet, Duke Jordan on piano, Tommy Potter on bass, and Max Roach on drums. The tune exemplifies Parker's demanding approach to melody writing, with rapid chromatic lines and intricate bebop phrasing that require advanced instrumental facility. It was recorded during the same session that produced Bluebird, placing it squarely within Parker's late-1947 burst of creative output as he continued to pioneer the harmonic and improvisational language of bebop. The master take (take 4) runs approximately two minutes and thirty-seven seconds, with an incomplete alternate take also surviving from the session. Another Hairdo is included in the Charlie Parker Omnibook, the essential collection of sixty Parker transcriptions that has served as a foundational study text for jazz musicians since its publication. While not among Parker's most frequently performed compositions like Ornithology or Confirmation, its presence in the Omnibook ensures its continued use in jazz education, where it serves as a vehicle for developing bebop vocabulary and technique. The tune remains primarily associated with Parker's original recording rather than subsequent covers or reinterpretations.
