Fans have been reacting to the news that bassist Glen Moore is to permanently leave the group Oregon he was a founding member of in the early 1970s.

According to the Oregon percussionist Mark Walker, writing on Facebook: “He [Moore] is acting on his long held desire to pursue his individual vision of music. He also wishes to spend more time with his family. While we will miss him we respect his decision and wish him well. The group will continue with two of the original members: Paul McCandless on oboe, english horn and saxophones; and Ralph Towner on guitars, piano and synthesizers.”

Comments from more than one hundred Facebook friends included: “He will be missed” and “sad but totally understandable.” Another comment noted: “I had the great luck to study briefly with Glen 35 years ago. Not only was he an inspirational teacher, he was a warm and compassionate human being.” And summing the departure up perhaps for many: “This sort of redefines the phrase ‘end of an era’.”

‘Joyful Departure’ from 1990s Oregon album Northwest Passage is above and top way back when and Our First Record. Namaste.