 This group eventually evolved into McKinney's Cotton Pickers, where he would play intermittently until 1929.From there, Jones played in a variety of noted swing jazz ensembles, including those of Fletcher Henderson (1929–31, 1933–34, 1941–42, 1950), Don Redman (1931–33, 1943), Alex Hill, Chick Webb, and Cab Calloway (1934–40, 1943).He recorded with Jelly Roll Morton in 1939 and Louis Armstrong/Sidney Bechet in 1940.