| Performer | Instrument | Album |
| Airto Moreira | Percussion | Breakout, The The Prophet, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Al DeRisi | Trumpet, Flugelhorn | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Al Hall | Trombone | Gambler’s Life |
| Alan Raph | Bass Trombone | Higher Ground |
| Alan Rubin | Trumpet | Higher Ground |
| Andrew Primus | Percussion | The Prophet |
| Art Taylor | Drums | Open House, Talk That Talk |
| Bernard “Pretty” Purdie | Drums | Black Feeling!, Soul Talk, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Bill Erskine | Drums | Gettin’ the Message, Talk That Talk |
| Bill Summers | Percussion, Conga | Storm Warning |
| Billy Cobham | Drums | Breakout, The Prophet, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Bob Bushnell | Electric Bass | Soul Talk |
| Bob Cranshaw | Bass | Open House |
| Bob James | Organ, Arranger, Conductor, Electric Piano, Mellotron |
Higher Ground, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Bob Mann | Guitar | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Buck Hoeffler | Photography | Talk That Talk |
| Buddy Lucas | Harmonica | The Prophet |
| Byrdie Green | Vocals | The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush |
| Carl Carlwell | Vocals | The Prophet |
| Carl Randall, Jr. | Saxophone | Gambler’s Life |
| Carol Kaye | Guitar | Storm Warning |
| Cecil Payne | Tenor Sax | The Prophet |
| Chris Albertson | Liner Notes | Talk That Talk |
| Chuck Rainey | Electric Bass | Gears |
| Clement Wells | Vibes | Look Out! |
| Craig McMullen | Guitar | Gears |
| Creed Taylor | Producer | Breakout, Higher Ground, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Dan Morgenstern | Liner Notes | Black Coffee |
| Danny Moore | Trumpet | Breakout |
| David Hassinger | Engineer, Remixing | Gambler’s Life, Gears |
| Dick Griffin | Trombone | The Prophet |
| Didier C. Deutsch | Producer, Liner Notes | Higher Ground |
| Dr. John Harris | Drums | Dirty Grape, Gettin’ Up, Love Potion #9, Soul Flowers, The Stinger |
| Earl Edwards | Tenor Sax | Dirty Grape, Soul Flowers, The Stinger |
| Ed Michel | Producer | Black Coffee |
| Eddie Bill Harris | Engineer | Gears |
| Eddie Daniels | Clarinet | Higher Ground |
| Eddie Diehl | Guitar | Love Potion #9 |
| Eddie Gee | Drums | What’s Goin’ On |
| Eddie McFadden | Guitar | Black Coffee, Gettin’ the Message, Good ‘Nuff, Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail, Mr. Wonderful, Open House, Opus De Funk, Stimulation, The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush, Talk That Talk |
| Emanuel Green | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Eric Gale | Guitar | Breakout, The Prophet, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Esmond Edwards | Supervisor | That Good Feelin’, Talk That Talk |
| Floyd Smith | Guitar | The Stinger |
| Fonce Mizell | Background Vocals, Clavinet, Producer, Vocal Arrangements | Gambler’s Life, Gears |
| Freddie Mccoy | Vibes | Opus De Funk, Stimulation |
| Freddie Perren | Background Vocals | Gambler’s Life |
| Gene Orloff | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Gene Walker | Tenor Sax | Love Potion #9 |
| George Benson | Guitar | Higher Ground, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| George Tucker | Bass | All Soul, Talk That Talk, That Good Feelin’ |
| Grady Tate | Drums | Nasty |
| Grover Washington, Jr. | Alto & Tenor Sax | Breakout, Wild Horses Rock Steady, What’s Goin’ On |
| Hadley Caliman | Tenor Sax | Gears |
| Hank Crawford | Alto Sax | Breakout, Higher Ground |
| Harold Vick | Alto Sax, Tenor Sax | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Harry Katzman | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Harvey Mason, Sr. | Drums | Gambler’s Life, Gears |
| Henry Franklin | Bass | Gambler’s Life |
| Houston Person | Tenor Sax | Black Coffee, Dirty Grape, Gettin’ Up, A Little Taste, Mr. Wonderful, Nasty, The Stinger, The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush, Soul Flowers |
| Hubert Laws | Flute | The Prophet |
| Ira Gitler | Liner Notes | That Good Feelin’ |
| Jack DeJohnette | Drums | Higher Ground |
| Jack Maher | Liner Notes | That Good Feelin’ |
| James Clark | Guitar | What’s Goin’ On |
| Jamie Putnam | Art Direction, Design | Black Coffee, That Good Feelin’ |
| Jeff Hawks | Remix Assistant | Gears |
| Jerry Dodgion | Tenor Sax | The Prophet |
| Jerry Peters | Piano, Electric Piano | Gambler’s Life, Gears |
| Jim Nipar | Remixing | Gears |
| Jimmy Lewis | Electric Bass | Black Feeling!, Dirty Grape, Gettin’ Up, Soul Flowers, What’s Goin’ On |
| Joe Henderson | Tenor Sax | Higher Ground |
| Joe Tarantino | Remastering | Gears, That Good Feelin’ |
| John “Memphis Piano Red” Williams |
Keyboards | Breakout |
| John Abercrombie | Guitar | Nasty, Storm Warning |
| John Eckert | Trumpet, Flugelhorn | The Prophet |
| John Frosk | Trumpet | Higher Ground |
| John Rowin | Guitar | Gambler’s Life |
| Johnny Smith | Guitar | Black Feeling! |
| Johnny Williams | Electric Bass | Breakout |
| Jon Faddis | Trumpet | Higher Ground |
| Joseph Malin | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Julian Priester | Trombone | Gears |
| Julius Brand | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Julius Held | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Ken Deardoff | Photography | Black Coffee |
| Kenneth Nash | Percussion | Gears |
| King Errisson | Conga | Gambler’s Life |
| Lani Groves | Vocals | The Prophet |
| Larry Farrow | Clavinet | Storm Warning |
| Larry Mizell | Arranger, Background Vocals, Producer, Solina | Gambler’s Life, Gears |
| Lem Winchester | Vibes | Gettin’ the Message, Talk That Talk |
| Leo Johnson | Tenor Sax | Black Feeling! |
| Leo Stevens | Drums | All Soul, Black Coffee, Good ‘Nuff, Look Out!, Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail, Mr. Wonderful, Open House, Opus De Funk, The Stinger Meets the Golden Thrush, Stimulation, Storm Warning, That Good Feelin’ |
| Leon “Ndugu” Chancler | Drums | Storm Warning |
| Les Davis | Liner Notes | Black Coffee |
| Linda Kalin | Design | Black Coffee |
| Maceo Parker | Tenor Sax | The Prophet |
| Marvin Stamin | Trumpet, Flugelhorn | Higher Ground, The Prophet |
| Max Pollikoff | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Mel Bolton | Guitar | Gambler’s Life |
| Melvin “Wah Wah” Ragin | Guitar | Gambler’s Life |
| Melvin Sparks | Guitar | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Oliver Nelson | Tenor Sax | Talk That Talk |
| Omar Clay | Percussion | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | Black Coffee, Gears, Storm Warning |
| Oscar Brashear | Flugelhorn | Storm Warning |
| Paul Faulise | Bass Trombone | Higher Ground |
| Paul Gershman | Violin | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Pee Wee Ellis | Electric Piano, Melodica | The Prophet |
| Pepper Adams | Baritone Sax | The Prophet, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Phil Bray | Photography | Gears, That Good Feelin’ |
| Phil Carroll | Art Direction | Talk That Talk, That Good Feelin’ |
| Phil DeLancie | Remastering | Black Coffee |
| Phil Kaffel | Assistant Engineer | Gears |
| Phil Kraus | Percussion | Higher Ground |
| Ralph McDonald | Percussion | Higher Ground |
| Ray Alonge | French Horn | Higher Ground |
| Ray Barretto | Conga | Open House, Talk That Talk |
| Ray Fowler | Engineer | Black Coffee |
| Richard Landrum | Conga | Dirty Grape, Soul Flowers |
| Ricky Van Gelder | Engineer | Talk That Talk |
| Roger Glenn | Flute, Vibes | Gears, Storm Warning |
| Roger Kenerly-Saint | Vocals | Storm Warning |
| Romeo Penque | Alto Flue, Oboe | Higher Ground |
| Ron Carter | Bass | Higher Ground, The Prophet, Storm Warning, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | Breakout, Higher Ground, The Prophet, That Good Feelin’, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Rusty Bryant | Alto, Baritone, Tenor Sax | Black Feeling!, Soul Talk |
| Seldon Powell | Flute, Tenor Sax | Black Coffee, Look Out!, Open House |
| Sidney Falco | Liner Notes | Talk That Talk |
| Sigidi | Conductor | Gears |
| Snooky Young | Trumpet, Flugelhorn | Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Stephanie Spruill | Percussion, Vocals | Gambler’s Life, Storm Warning |
| Steve Gadd | Drums | Higher Ground |
| Tasha Thomas | Vocals | The Prophet |
| Ted Dunbar | Guitar | What’s Goin’ On |
| Thad Jones | Trumpet, Cornet | Open House |
| Thornel Schwartz | Guitar | All Soul, Gettin’ Up, That Good Feelin’ |
| Tony Dumas | Bass | Gambler’s Life |
| Tony Studd | Trombone, Bass Trombone | Higher Ground, The Prophet |
| Virgil Jones | Trumpet | A Little Taste, Black Feeling!, Love Potion #9, Gettin’ Up |
| Wally Richardson | Guitar | Black Feeling!, Dirty Grape, Look Out!, Soul Flowers, Soul Talk |
| Wayne Andre | Trombone | Higher Ground, The Prophet, Wild Horses Rock Steady |
| Wendell Marshall | Bass | Gettin’ the Message, Opus De Funk, Stimulation, Talk That Talk |
| Willis “Gator” Jackson | Tenor Sax | Good ‘Nuff, Johnny Hammond Cooks with Gator Tail |
