This album comes from the afternoons when my grandfather picked me up from school in his Windstar. Detroit passed by the windows as we drove across the city to pick up my grandmother from work, sometimes stopping at Eastern Market for ice cream, sometimes grabbing food in the RenCen. The one constant was smooth jazz on V98.7 playing in the background, my grandfather lightly drumming along as we waited outside "old" Karmanos.

The sound of this album lives inside those memories. These songs carry that feeling forward through the way I create now, with technology that allows me translate those memories into music. Mixing nostalgia with a few modern twists, blending Motown drums with a hint of salsa for my mom on "Motown in Havana", and capturing my father-in-law Fast Freddy's hustling spirit on "Freddy on the Scene", this project brings different shades of smooth jazz together through my own interpretation.

This album is my way of honoring family and the city that raised me, a smooth jazz Detroit story told through the eyes of the boy riding in the passenger seat.

DMC Rhodes

The Single "Just Feeling" will be released on December 5, 2025.

[Credits]
- Producer: DistroBeats
- Composer: DistroBeats
- Lyricist: DistroBeats
- Arrangements: DistroBeats
- A&R: Michael Kang
- Sound Design & Mixing: DistroBeats
- Mastering and recording: DistroBeats Studio
- Publisher: REBON ENM
- Band Performance: Good Friends
- Drum: Jay Kim
- Saxophone: Denni
- trumpet: Hanyoung Park
- Trumborn: Minsu Jung
- Piano: Youngsim Lee
- Bass: Jun Jung
- Electric guitar: David Jin

[New Release]
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[DistroBeats Channel]
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Just Feeling

"Just Feeling"

A smoky late-night ride through the heart of everything jazz and blues were meant to be. This album blends cool-room swing with deep-soul groove, rolling from slow-burn blues moods to upbeat, foot-tapping jazz fire. Every track is built on raw emotion, clean musicianship, and that unmistakable KJD Music energy—simple, honest, and straight from the soul.

You’ll hear the piano leading the way, the bass walking steady, the drums snapping in all the right places, and the horns cutting through like a warm spotlight on a dark stage. These songs were made for nighttime listeners, early-morning dreamers, and anyone who feels that pull toward the bluesy side of jazz.

Hit play, settle in, and let Jazz Blues Volume 1 carry you wherever the music wants to take you.

Chillin' Out

Eric Darius

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