Why Am I Treated So Bad!

Why Am I Treated So Bad!
Live album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Released	1967
Recorded	Los Angeles, March 6, 1967
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol
Producer	David Axelrod
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet chronology
74 Miles Away (1967) Why Am I Treated So Bad! (1967) In Person (1968)

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Why Am I Treated So Bad! is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded at the Capitol studios in Los Angeles in 1967.^[2][3]

The song "I'm on My Way", was written by his nephew Nat Adderley, Jr., who at the time was an 11-year-old living in Teaneck, New Jersey.^[4]

Track listing

(CD re-issue)

1. "Introduction" – 0:13
2. "Mini Mama" (Curtis Fuller) – 6:41
3. "I'm on My Way" (Nat Adderley, Jr.) – 7:49
4. "Why Am I Treated So Bad" (Roebuck Staples) - 7:47
5. "One for Newk" (Josef Zawinul) – 5:15
6. "Yvette" (Josef Zawinul) – 2:21
7. "The Other Side" (Nat Adderley) – 9:04
8. "The Scene" (Josef Zawinul) – 2:39
9. "Heads Up! Feet Down!" (Jimmy Heath) – 7:00
10. "The Girl Next Door" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 12:07

Personnel

• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto sax
• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Joe Zawinul – piano
• Victor Gaskin – bass
• Roy McCurdy – drums

References

1. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Why Am I Treated So Bad! - Cannonball Adderley | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
2. Jurek, Thom. Album review at allmusic
3. Capitol Records discography accessed August 18, 2015
4. Stewart, Zan. "Born to swing: Nat Adderley Jr. returns to his roots", The Star-Ledger, September 10, 2009. Accessed September 10, 2009.