Bobby Jones (October 30, 1928 in Louisville, Kentucky – March 6, 1980 in Munich) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Jones played drums as a child and started on clarinet at age 8; his father encouraged him to explore jazz.
He studied with Simeon Bellison, Joe Allard, Charlie Parker, and George Russell.
During a stint in the Army he met Nat and Cannonball Adderley as well as Junior Mance; after his discharge he played country music and rock & roll as a studio musician, and did time with Boots Randolph and Glenn Miller (1950) before returning again with McKinley from 1959 to 1963.
In 1969 he moved to New York City and played with Charles Mingus from 1970 to 1972, touring Europe and Japan with him.