ˈɔf ðə bˈæk ʌv ðˈɪs, ʃˈɛpɚd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd bˈɛst ˈælbəm ænd bˈɛst ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəlˌɪst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dʒˈæz ɐwˈɔːɹdz, bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹiz fɔːɹ bˈoʊθ ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ænd ˌeɪtʃtˌiːvˈiː, ænd tˈʊɹd ðə wˈɜːld, tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɛstɚn dʒˈæz ɡɹˈuːp tə plˈeɪ ɪn ˈaʊɾɚ mɔŋɡˈoʊliə.
Off the back of this, Sheppard was awarded Best Album and Best Instrumentalist in 1989's British Jazz Awards, became the subject of television documentaries for both the BBC and HTV, and toured the world, taking the first Western jazz group to play in Outer Mongolia.