Reunald Jones Sr. (December 22, 1910[1] – February 26, 1989),[2] was an American jazz trumpeter, who worked in big bands and as a studio musician.
He played lead trumpet with the Count Basie Orchestra (1952–57).
[1] A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States,[1] he studied at the Michigan Conservatory and then played with territory bands such as that of Speed Webb.
[3] In the 1930s and 1940s, Jones worked with Charlie Johnson, Savoy Bearcats, Fess Williams, Chick Webb (1933–34), Sam Wooding, Claude Hopkins, Willie Bryant, Teddy Hill, Don Redman (1936–38), Erskine Hawkins, Duke Ellington (1946), Jimmie Lunceford, Lucky Millinder and Sy Oliver.
He toured with Woody Herman (1959), George Shearing's big band (1960) and with an orchestra accompanying Nat King Cole (1961–64).