 Dolphy's first two albums as leader were "Outward Bound" and "Out There"; both featured cover artwork by Richard "Prophet" Jennings.The first, sounding closer to hard bop than some later releases, was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who shared rooms with Dolphy for a time when they both first arrived in New York.The album features three Dolphy compositions