[2][3] Born in Buffalo, New York, Booth began playing piano at about age eight and switched to cello and then bass at 12.

[1] He worked with Chuck Mangione in his hometown in 1964–65 before moving to New York City around 1966, where he played with Eddie Harris, Art Blakey (1967), Sonny Simmons (1967–68), Marzette Watts (1966, 1968), Freddie Hubbard (1968–71), and Gary Bartz (1970).

[2] In the early 1970s Booth played with Tony Williams's Lifetime (1971–73) and McCoy Tyner (1973–76), also recording during this time with Larry Young (1973), Takehiro Honda, and Masabumi Kikuchi, the last two during a tour of Tokyo in 1974.

After a short period with Hamiett Bluiett in 1976 he returned to Buffalo, though he also worked with Chico Freeman in Los Angeles and Junior Cook in New York in 1977.

[1] With Gary Bartz With Joe Bonner With Junior Cook With Chico Freeman With Steve Grossman With Elvin Jones With Franklin Kiermyer With Shelly Manne With George Spanos With McCoy Tyner