"[4] The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated: "Dresser's slightly formal approach suits the setting well, with Rudd seeming to touch on a range of 'world' music styles...

"[5] Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins described the duo as "a sympathetic and adventurous pair," and commented: "The eclectic program provides a telling snapshot of two masterful improvisers dialoguing in a casual, uncluttered setting.

The chimerical combination of Dresser's avant-classicism and Rudd's earthy expressionism make an atypical, but apposite pair.

"[6] In an article for The Christian Science Monitor, Norman Weinstein stated: "What happens when a blisteringly eclectic trombonist and dramatically versatile bassist improvise on traditional forms such as the waltz or calypso?

"[7] The Village Voice's Francis Davis wrote: "With Dresser snapping strings against wood until it creaks and Rudd blowing so hard you can hear the metal in his horn resonate, the freely improvised duets on Airwalkers are elemental, but not strictly—there's also plenty of in-tempo walking and wailing, and it inevitably comes across as something both players were planning all along, never a momentary respite from all the sonic hijinks.