The winding path between Outward Bound and Out to Lunch is easily explained, given the exigencies
of a freelance musician blazing trails few were ready or equipped to follow. This is what led him to his fateful trip to Europe two months after making Out to Lunch. Had he returned after his projected one-
year stay, Dolphy may well have picked up where he left off. But we will never know. (Bill Shoemaker)