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Originally Posted by Zappa
It isn't anything special compositionally or improvisationally. Technique doesn't necessarily make music good or extra special, and this is one such case.
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It's my personal opinion, but I'm going to have to disagree with you when you state that "technique doesn't necessarily make music good or extra special." I think a lot of people forget that Jaco's technique was completely unique and original for his time, which made it all the more "good and extra special." I wouldn't say that this is anywhere near the greatest jazz albulm, but I personally feel that it is one of the greatest bass albulms, especially when placing back to it's original release date. Other examples of artists with techniques that make the music "good and extra special" would be artists like Victor Wooten, Carter Beauford, Jeff Coffin, Bela Fleck, J.S. Bach, and any other musician that you can name right off the bat with hearing a single note of their instrument, they all have a voice "technique" that is uniquely their own, just like Jaco.