Since his 2011 debut release New Gospel introduced a new set of Chicago players and a fresh take on the tradition, Marquis Hill has alternated between presenting his impeccable modern bebop chops in high-level contemporary acoustic settings, and mixing things up with the kind of wonky R&B and hip-hop soundscapes that owe as much to Kendrick Lamarr and Robert Glasper as Charles Tolliver or Woody Shaw.

As with Miles, his own playing remains a constant through the stylistic changes – clear-toned, controlled, capable of linear melody as easily as knotty harmonic fireworks – and the ensemble playing and creative conceptions are always pitched at an ambitiously high level.

Of late, alongside his acoustic bands, he's been releasing electric albums that seem to be organised around what you might call lifestyle themes, with a rather new-agey flavour that speaks of California as much as Chicago – astrology for Soul Signs and the joys of amour for Love Tape, while Meditation Tape and Soul vs Ego have titles that speak for themselves.

Rituals + Routines adds to this series with a set of ruminations upon daily wellness practices, indicated by titles like ‘Breathe (Give Thanks And Gratitude)’ and ‘Smoke (Herbs And Teas)’. This may sound worryingly like a recipe for smooth jazz, but fortunately Hill always puts a terrific band together – this time it's Indie Buz and Junius Paul who lay down a series of super hip, lazily funked up grooves over which Hill's heavily effected trumpet mixes with the guest rappers and vocalists, ambient textures and snippets of sampled audio from uncredited wellness gurus. Braxton Cook and Joel Ross both make guest appearances that raise the temperature considerably, but overall this is a mellow vibe that comes across as a rather lightweight addition to Hill's impressive catalogue.