According to the liner notes, the album is "in memory of David Bowie, Pierre Barouh & Roy Hargrove"
I'm not a big enough fan to dissect the connection here although you can obviously make a conjecture based on the cover art (Bowie influence), her use of French (she's been a vocal fan of Pierre Barouh's way before she recorded
13 Jours au Japon), and love for big band / jazz (Hargrove influence). Wonder if there's anything else noteworthy about these individuals?
Otherwise, it looks like Robbie Clark is continuing to provide English translation, Saito Neko is still involved (he's conductor for
Ma Cherie,
Jiyuu-dom, and
Menukidoori), and Midorin is still her regular drummer on multiple tracks. I wonder if the other members of Mangarama are involved in these sessions, although I can't be bothered to look into that right now.
Overall, the CD packaging is
awesome. Japanese music fans are spoiled by these great standards for physical releases.