Gene Ammons – Velvet Soul

Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry – trumpet (track 6)
Oliver Nelson – alto saxophone, arranger (track 6)
George Barrow, Red Holloway – tenor saxophone (track 6)
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 2 & 5)
Bob Ashton – baritone saxophone (track 6)
Mal Waldron (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Richard Wyands (track 6) – piano
Johnny “Hammond” Smith – organ (tracks 2 & 5)
Wendell Marshall (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6), Doug Watkins (tracks 2 & 5) – bass
Bill English (track 6), Art Taylor (tracks 2 & 5), Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 3 & 4) – drums
Ray Barretto – congas (track 6)