In 2023, after being out of print for years, the album was reissued in remastered form by Gotta Groove Records, with assistance from mastering engineer Paul Blakemore, and with the approval of Wadud, who died in 2022.

He makes the cello sound like an assemblage of tense catgut and wood, vibrating to a plunk or a twang or sustained moan."

"[8] NYT writer Hank Shteamer stated that the album's "holistic sound drew on [Wadud's] extensive experiences in both jazz and classical, as well as the rich array of Black music he absorbed growing up in Cleveland in the 1950s, and influences from...

"[7] Jon Dale of Fact Magazine wrote: "By Myself... comes across as [Wadud's] finest moment, a series of plangent, melancholic pieces for solo cello... a record this stunning needs to reach new ears.

"[10] The Hum's Bradford Bailey described the album as "an incredibly honest record with few equivalents" and "pure unmediated creativity and art."

It feels reductive to call By Myself a work of radical synthesis, even though its melding of classical, jazz and even funk elements is extraordinary...

But to focus on its technical accomplishment is to shortchange its startling emotional directness, its ability to connect, using uncommon methods and unheard-of techniques, with the things that bind us all together.

"[20] Bassist and guimbri player Joshua Abrams remarked: "Hearing this record made me reconsider how I approach the bass.