Best Recording of Solo Tambourine

Actually, there's some good stuff out there, but we need to know what genre you are looking for:

In rock, I would say Metallica's "Tambourine Tsunami" is right up there with the best. Its only flaw is a bit of occasional brightness; try the SACD version.

Country, perhaps George Strait's' "Take the Pick-up Truck, but Leave the Tambourine" might work, if you don't mind a just a little singing with your instrument.

Classical is hardest to find solos. If you're willing to compromise, any of the Mozart tambourine concertos on Telarc are nice. Personally, my favorite recording is Berlioz' Requiem for Tambourine as performed by the Vienna Philharmonic (Herbert Von Karajan conducting, London Records). But have kleenex ready, it's a real tear jerker.

Can't help with ordering info, but I'm sure you could find them if you're willing to spend a few hours on Google.

No, I'm NOT kidding, and I've already gotten three helpful posts at AA in less than an hour. I guess I just don't understand someone who takes the time to say "You're kidding". If you can HELP someone, by all means, SHARE. But simply 'nay saying' is unproductive.

And YES, there ARE recordings of solo tambourine available at Amazon, but they are of questionable quality. I assumed folks here at the 'Gon could use their minds to recall passages in recordings where a tambourine was featured prominently, if not exclusively, and which passages sound exquisite. The forums are to help one another, not to try to embarass one another. That's for grade schoolers!

The Lemon Pipers had a hit called "Green Tambourine". Although I don't think there is a solo, it still can be heard quite distinctly.

I particularly like "Shik Shik Shikka Shikka" by uncredited. It's probably second only to "Shikka Shikka Shikka Shik Shik".
But personally, I prefer cowbell.

I guess I don't understand why someone would want the definititive tamborine recording. That's VERY unusual in case that's not obvious to you. You might want to take an extra ten seconds and explain why. It makes your post much more interesting to the reader.