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A FO 00 dnI2 2 DIP LOS 9A0V9 1A9-1 29MIT 20 IM -POP MUSIC -LISTINGS DUCT The Charts On the Short List Poo Short is still too much for his Southland competition for the second straight week. "Gettin' It," the rapper's "retirement album," maintains its No. 1 position on The Times' Southern California chart while dropping three spots nationally to No. 6. Porno for Pyros' "Good God's Urge" debuts at No.

6 locally and No. 20 nationally. TOP 10 ALBUMS Title, Artist (Nat'I Rank) Last Week 1 Gettin' It, Too Short (6) 2 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (2) 3 Down on the Upside, Soundgarden (5) 2 4 The Score, Fugees (1) 3 5 Older, George Michael (11) 10 6 Good God's Urge, Porno for Pyros (20) 9 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (21) 8 7 New Falling into Beginning, You, Tracy Celine Dion Chapman (3) (4) Esoi 10 To the Faithful Departed, the Cranberries (10) 8 TOP 10 SINGLES Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (1) 2 You're Makin' Me High, Toni Braxton (2) 3 You're the One, SWV (3) LO 4 Fastlove, George Michael (9) 00 5 Tres Delinquentes, Delinquent Habits (30) 3 6 Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey (8) 10 7 Touch Me, Tease Me, Case (7) 8 Get Money, Junior M.A.F.I.A. (22) 9 9 Hay, Crucial Conflict (19) 10 Why I Love You So Much, Monica (6) 18 TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Down on the Upside, Soundgarden (1) 2 Good God's Urge, Porno for Pyros (4) 3 Evil Empire, Rage Against the Machine 4 Sixteen Stone, Bush (3) (2) AN 5 Undisputed Attitude, Slayer (7) 6 Tiny Music- -Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop, Stone Temple Pilots (5) 3 7 Mellon Collie the Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins (9) 6 8 Great Southern Trendkill, Pantera (6) 5 9 Smells Like Children, Marilyn Manson (8) 00 10 Electriciarryland, Butthole Surfers (11) 7 Source: SoundScan for week ending June 2 RECORD RACK On His Own, Not a Complete THE WALLFLOWERS "Bringing Down the Horse" Interscope What do you do if your father is among the most respected artists of the rock era but you want to be taken seriously as a musician in your own right? Well, if you're singer- -songwriter Jakob Dylan, son of you-know-who, you start by naming your band the Wallflowers -instead of, say, the Dylans, which is taken. anyway.

Unlike Julian Lennon, the younger Dylan isn't saddled with the burden of sounding exactly like his dad; there's only a faint similarity in that breathy rasp. And more significantly, the lean, catchy guitarpop on the Wallflowers' second album is delightfully fresh and forward-thinking. Produced by T-Bone Burnett with his usual hearty elegance, these tracks combine rootsy textures with a decidedly. post- -modern sensibility. On the wistful "Three Marlenas," atmospheric guitars shimmer over a backdrop of sturdy organ chords, while the more driving "God Don't Make Lonely Girls" is equal parts modern-rock angst and pure honkytonk bravado.

The lyrics are unabashedly romantic, with references to fast cars and desperate lovers, but precociously world-weary; if they suggest the influence of any rock legend, it's probably Bruce Springsteen. And if young Jakob is lucky, his career won't be thwarted by a few inevitable Bob Dylan comparisons any more than that guy's was. -Elysa Gardner VARIOUS ARTISTS "The New Groove- -The Blue Note Remix Project" Blue Note It's rare that jazz and hip-hop, two black urban art forms that "We'll put you in your place." AL BROOKS TICKETS Omni Hotel, 900 Wilshire L.A. (213) 629-1241 Service fee included 66 SUN value spontaneous invention, ever meet on equal footing. Certain rap groups (A Tribe Called Quest and Gangstarr in particular) have mastered the use of jazz bass lines and horn riffs to flavor their rhythmic compositions.

But usually the records are a jumbled mess, with the lyricists and instrumentalists fighting against each other for creative domination. "The New Groove--The Blue Note Remix Project" finally offers the perfect solution. Rather than spoil the soup with too many cooks (i.e. lyricists), Blue Note Records handed over classic masters by Grant Green, Horace Silver and Cannonball Adderley to some of rap's most innovative producers. The results are wonderful, bassheavy remixes that reinterpret without sacrificing the delicate elements that made the featured songs classics in the first place.

Diamond D's bubbling interpretation of Ronnie Foster's "Summer Song," Ummah's sleek revision of Grant Green's "Down Here on the Ground" and the Roots' sultry spin on Bobby Hutcherson's "Montara" offer sonic reinterpretations that will open closed minds and silence pundits on either side of the generation gap. Cheo Hodari Coker In Brief Willie Nelson, "Spirit," Is- land. There are two reasons to celebrate the first country album ever from Chris Blackwell's tastemaker Island Records, home of Bob Marley and U2. First, the key songs in this spiritually tinged concept album about heartbreak and loss represent Nelson's best work in years. Plus, the fact that Blackwell would respond to the universality and character in Nelson's music may be recommendation enough for even fans who profess to dislike country music to finally sample this extraordinarily gifted singer, writer and guitarist.

Robert Hilburn Habits Continued from Page 60 Frost's "La Raza" and "La Familia" and Cypress Hill's "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk," "Tres Delinquentes" is one of those rare Latin hip- hop records that manages to be true to its culture while never compromising the hardhitting hip-hop sound that serves as its musical base. But Ives, who also appreciates such groups as War, Santana, the Doors and Cream, doesn't want his group to be categorized by ethnicity. He hopes that Delinquent Habits, like those models, can combine myriad sounds into something unique. "Oh yeah, people will try to pigeonhole us, but we always want to try to keep doing different Imperial Drag, "Imperial Drag," Work. With Jellyfish, Roger Manning borrowed from Burt Bacharach and Badfinger to cook up a virtual acid trip to Candyland.

Now Manning and fellow Jellyfish veteran Eric Dover let all their self-indulgent guitar choogling hang out with the mightier Imperial Drag. Heavy on baroque, Zeppelin-esque riffs, majestic Freddie Mercury vocals, steely psychedelia and arenabonbons, this debut overcomes its unsteadiness to flat -out rock. (Imperial Drag will be opening for Alanis Morissette at her Southland concerts, starting Wednesday at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. -Sara Scribner Various artists, "The Nutty Professor" soundtrack, Def Jam. Russell Simmons- -Def Jam CEO and "Nutty Professor" movie producer -has assembled such a powerhouse of talent for the soundtrack, star Eddie Murphy will be lucky if the film fares this well at the box office.

Case's thumping "Touch Me, Tease Me," Warren G's -rumbling "Throw Your Hands. in the Air" and Richie Rich's smooth "Pillow" are only a few of the featured tracks destined for heavy car system rotation in neighborhoods from Compton to Crooklyn. Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good), four stars (excellent). TimesLine 808-8463 To hear excerpts from the albums reviewed, call TimesLine and press and the artist's corresponding four- -digit code. Wallflowers "The New Groove" Willie Nelson Imperial Drag "Nutty Professor" In 805 area code, call (818) 808-8463.

things," says Ives, who will be performing with the group today at the "Memories of El Monte" event at the El Monte Valley Mall. "I think most hip-hop artists are afraid to keep trying, because they're afraid of what other people will say. "But we're not afraid to do that. Four different types of people could listen to our record, from an alternative-rock head to an older person, and I guarantee that they would find at least one song they liked." 0 Cheo Hodari Coker writes about pop music for Calendar. Hear Delinquent Habits To hear excerpts from Delinquent Habits' debut album," call TimesLine at 808-8463 and press In 805 area code, call (818) 808-8463.

Selected listings compiled by Bill Kohlhaase. Send information to Jazz Listings, Calendar, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. TOP PICKS Jack DeJohnette -next Sun. at Jazz Bakery). The drummer- who's worked with Miles Davis, Charles Lloyd and Keith Jarrett is a master of rhythmic drive and percussive shading.

Also of interest: Poncho Sanchez (today at Santa Monica College, Thur. at Baked Potato Pasadena) Don Preston (Mon. at Catalina) Chucho Valdez (Thur. at Ruth B. Shannon Performing Arts Center, Fri.

at Veterans' Wadsworth Theater) Alan Pasqua (Thur. at Jazz Bakery) Roseanne Vitro, Gary Bartz (Fri, at Jazz Bakery). Jon Mayer (Fri. at LACMA). CONCERTS TODAY Poncho Sanchez, Dale Fielder Quartet, Grant Geissman, others (Corsair Field, Santa Monica College, 1920 (310) 449-4070, 1:30 p.m.).

Free. "Playboy Jazz Festival Community Concert." THURSDAY William Henderson Quintet (MOCA, 152 N. Central 396-9309, 5 p.m.). Free. Chucho Valdez (Ruth B.

Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 13406 Philadelphia St. Whittier, 907-4203, 8 p.m.). FRIDAY Chucho Valdez (Veterans Wadsworth Theater, 226 Eisenhower VA grounds, Brentwood, (310) 794-8961, 8 p.m.). Jon Mayer Quartet with Lanny Morgan (L.A. County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire 857-6000, 5:30 p.m.).

Free. Keiko Matsui (Hyatt Newporter Hotel, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, 650-5483, 7 p.m.). SATURDAY Tony Bennett, Eddie Palmieri, McCoy Tyner, Fourplay, Joe Lovano, Yellowjackets, Lalo Schifrin, Dianne Reeves, others (Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland 449-4070, 2:30 p.m.) "Playboy Jazz Festival." Also next Sun. with Chucho Valdez and Irakere, Wayne Shorter, J.J. Johnson, others, 2 p.m.

Yusef Olaitan, Arthur Walton Jazz Ensemble Improm2, Budy Collette (William Grant Still Arts Center, 2520 South West View (213) 734-1164, noon). Also Sun. CLUBS Performances typically start between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Exceptions and venues with multiple shows are noted. Addresses are noted after the listings.

TODAY TODAY Don Randi Quest (Baked Potato North Hollywood). Also Fri. -Sat. Rare Gems (Baked Potato Pasadena). Wilbur Brown (Cat Fiddle).

Cedar Walton (Catalina). Ron Eschete Trio (Club Brasserie). 11 a.m. Jerry Harrison Trio (Club Deja Vu). Jazz Progressives (Common Grounds).

Lloyd Hebert Trio (Jax). Kathy Griggs, Greg Beck (Jazz -Bakery). Noon. "Charles Dolo Coker Jazz Scholarship Winners." Also Anacapa String Quartet, 8 p.m. Barbara Morrison (Loews) 6:30 p.m.

Sandy Graham, Bilf Berry (Miceli's). MONDAY Crib, Uphill Gardeners, Punishment Cookies, Neis Cline Trio (Alligator Lounge). ANGELES TIMES CALENDAR.